Richard Kenneth Mayfield

Richard (Dick) Kenneth Mayfield returned home on January 27, 2025 less than a mile from his birthplace. He was born on July 9, 1932 on the kitchen table in a rock home in Farmington, Utah. He was married for time and all eternity to his childhood sweetheart, Gayle Wood on November 7, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple. After her death on August 14, 2006, he met and married Mary Diane Benson on May 26, 2007.

Dick may best be remembered for having the finest garden in Farmington! He loved working in the dirt and everything he touched grew and produced amazing food. His garden has fed half of Farmington and the produce has been transported around the globe. There was no better day in Dick’s life than when he was rototilling, planting, or eating the fruits of his labor. 

Dick loved his family and was always believing, loving, and accepting even when others could not. He had to be the person most willing to look past people’s faults and love them despite themselves. He was not judgmental and preferred to look upon each person’s heart and what they hoped to become. He believed they would be what they wanted to be. He, truly, was a man without guile.

He loved fishing, camping, hunting, in fact anything outdoors. Playing cards was another hobby Dick enjoyed. You name the game and he could play it, but never for money – only for the fun of interacting with others or for helping them learn. Oh, and he always won, sometimes graciously!

He was survived by his wife, Mary Diane Mayfield, and four children, Debra (Steven) Bastian, Marsha (Franklin) Lovell, Ryan (Debi) Mayfield and Kevin Mayfield. Grandpa was blessed with 17 grandchildren and 67 great children. 

He is preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Owen and Maude Asyneth Duncan Mayfield, and his wife Gayle Wood Mayfield.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the Farmington Rock Chapel, 272 North Main Street, Farmington, UT. Friends and family may call on Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Farmington Mortuary, 1941 N. North Main St, Farmington, UT. There will also be a viewing Friday, February 7, 2025 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services.

Services will be streamed live on the Russon Mortuary Live Facebook page and on this obituary page. The live stream will begin 10-15 minutes prior to services and will be posted below.