Funk Farmstead

Attention

The object that is described in this article is located on private property. Trespassing is punishable by up to six months of prison time. Permission should be granted before passing on private property.

History

The Funk farmstead has had multiple constructions throughout its lifetime, beginning in 1903 and continuing until the mid to late 1900s. The home, built in 1911, and the main barn, built in 1914, were constructed by Clarence and Laura Merrill Funk. Clarence continued to build on the property, including the two large chicken coops on the north end of the property. Clarence used the farm as a dairy, selling milk and cattle.

In the 1930's, Clarence and Laura lost their home to the bank due to the Great Depression. Their son, LeRoy Conrad Funk, and wife Grace Williams, purchased the farm and proceeded to use it as a dairy. Clarence and Laura later built a smaller home on State Street inside the city limits.

In the 1960s, after LeRoy became too old to work, he sold most of his land and the farm to his son Calvin Williams Funk and wife H. Carol Nobel. Calvin continued to use the farm as a dairy and also began purchasing more land around the north end of Cache Valley and southern Idaho to produce hay, barley, corn, and other grains for cattle and livestock.

After the death of Calvin in Nov. of 2002 and Carol in Jan. of 2003, the Funk Farm was inherited by their youngest son who continues to own it today but does not reside in the home. The dairy is no longer in service, and the pastor and other buildings around the home and barn are used by a different farmer.

In April of 2022, the main barn was destroyed in a bush fire that got out of control.