Alma Owen Taylor, 64, 245 E. South Temple, prominent in church and business activities in Salt Lake City, died Thursday at 4:10 p.m. in a Ashton, Ida. hotel of a heart attack. He was on a fishing trip with a cousin, George A. Taylor of Salt Lake City.
For 25 years manager of Intermountain Casket Co., Mr. Taylor was a member of the Timpanogos club, which he helped activate.
With the late Heber J. Grant, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Taylor opened the Japanese L D S mission in 1901, and remained in Japan until 1910, being president of the mission much of that period. With Fred Kane, he also translated the Book of Mormon into the Japanese language.
Born Aug. 1, 1882 in Salt Lake City, a son of Joseph E. and Lisadore Williams Taylor, he was son of the first undertaker in Utah. His father was appointed to that position by Brigham Young.
Mr. Taylor married Angeline Holbrook Oct. 26, 1915 in the Salt Lake L D S Temple. He is survived by his widow and a son, Richard Holbrook Taylor, Salt Lake City. He was a member of the South Eighteenth L D S ward.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | June 20, 1947
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TAYLOR -- Funeral services for Alma O. Taylor will be held Monday at 12 noon in the Larkin mortuary chapel, 260 E. South Temple. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Interment City cemetery under direction of the Larkin mortuary.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | June 22, 1947
Alma Owen Taylor, 64, 245 E. South Temple, prominent in church and business activities in Salt Lake City, died Thursday at 4:10 p.m. in a Ashton, Ida. hotel of a heart attack. He was on a fishing trip with a cousin, George A. Taylor of Salt Lake City.
For 25 years manager of Intermountain Casket Co., Mr. Taylor was a member of the Timpanogos club, which he helped activate.
With the late Heber J. Grant, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr. Taylor opened the Japanese L D S mission in 1901, and remained in Japan until 1910, being president of the mission much of that period. With Fred Kane, he also translated the Book of Mormon into the Japanese language.
Born Aug. 1, 1882 in Salt Lake City, a son of Joseph E. and Lisadore Williams Taylor, he was son of the first undertaker in Utah. His father was appointed to that position by Brigham Young.
Mr. Taylor married Angeline Holbrook Oct. 26, 1915 in the Salt Lake L D S Temple. He is survived by his widow and a son, Richard Holbrook Taylor, Salt Lake City. He was a member of the South Eighteenth L D S ward.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | June 20, 1947
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TAYLOR -- Funeral services for Alma O. Taylor will be held Monday at 12 noon in the Larkin mortuary chapel, 260 E. South Temple. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. until time of services. Interment City cemetery under direction of the Larkin mortuary.
The Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City, Utah | June 22, 1947
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