Ray Orvin Taylor passed away peacefully Wednesday surrounded by his family. Ray was born Aug. 6, 1921, to Ethel and Oliver Taylor in Mendon, Utah. He was the baby of the four boys, born just 5 minutes after his twin brother Ralph. After his graduation from South Cache High School he served a mission for the LDS Church in the Western States Mission.
On Jan. 28, 1944, the month after his return from his mission, he married EllaRee Frank in the Logan LDS Temple. Shortly after their marriage, he was drafted into the Marine Corps where he served in the South Pacific during World War II.
When he returned from his Marine Corps service, Ray and EllaRee moved to Klamath Falls, Ore., to pursue a job opportunity. They were transferred to Vancouver, Wash., where they lived for 40 years. Ray retired in 1982 and returned to live in Mendon to share the duties of caring for his aging father, Oliver, with his brother, Fred. Following Oliver's passing, Ray and EllaRee built their current home and have continued to live in Mendon ever since.
Ray is survived by his wife, EllaRee; his three children, Kathy Roberts (Ken), Gordon Taylor (Mary Jo) and John Taylor (Pam); eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at noon in the Mendon LDS Stake Center, 460 S. 100 East. Friends may call at the stake center Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Allen-Hall Mortuary.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, 2011
Ray Orvin Taylor passed away peacefully Wednesday surrounded by his family. Ray was born Aug. 6, 1921, to Ethel and Oliver Taylor in Mendon, Utah. He was the baby of the four boys, born just 5 minutes after his twin brother Ralph. After his graduation from South Cache High School he served a mission for the LDS Church in the Western States Mission.
On Jan. 28, 1944, the month after his return from his mission, he married EllaRee Frank in the Logan LDS Temple. Shortly after their marriage, he was drafted into the Marine Corps where he served in the South Pacific during World War II.
When he returned from his Marine Corps service, Ray and EllaRee moved to Klamath Falls, Ore., to pursue a job opportunity. They were transferred to Vancouver, Wash., where they lived for 40 years. Ray retired in 1982 and returned to live in Mendon to share the duties of caring for his aging father, Oliver, with his brother, Fred. Following Oliver's passing, Ray and EllaRee built their current home and have continued to live in Mendon ever since.
Ray is survived by his wife, EllaRee; his three children, Kathy Roberts (Ken), Gordon Taylor (Mary Jo) and John Taylor (Pam); eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at noon in the Mendon LDS Stake Center, 460 S. 100 East. Friends may call at the stake center Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Allen-Hall Mortuary.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, 2011
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