Elton LeRoy Taylor died Thursday, December 17, 1992 at his home in Lakeview, Utah, at the age of 92.
He was born in Provo, Utah, June 22, 1900, the son of Arthur Nichols and Maria Dixon Taylor.
He was raised in Provo; graduated form BY High School, and attended Brigham Young University, and Utah State University.
He completed military service in the U.S. Army in 1918.
He served an LDS mission under President B.H. Roberts in the Eastern States Mission.
After returning, he married Ethel Lulu Scott in the Salt Lake Temple in 1926; Ethel passed away in 1991.
They were the parents of Julia T. Anderson (Kenneth) of Provo; James S. Taylor of Orem, Utah; Paul S. Taylor of Golden, Colo.; and Louise T. Woodruff (Clfford) of Price, Utah.
Elton's posterity includes 25 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
His surviving sisters, Alice T. Nelson, and Ruth T. Kartchner, and brother, Clarence D. Taylor, live in Provo.
In 1929, Elton moved to Price, Utah to manage the family furniture business, Dixon-Taylor-Russell Co.
He was a civic and religious leader in Carbon and Emery counties for over 30 years, serving as President of the Carbon Stake for 17 years, and working actively in the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce.
Retiring to Lakeview in 1960, Elton was able to fulfill his lifelong desire to farm and raise cattle.
He was a temple worker for a number of years at the recommend desk of the Provo Temple, and served many years as Patriarch of the Sharon West and Lakeview stakes.
Elton pursued a lifelong passion with travel and history, traveling extensively throughout the U.S. and many foreign countries.
He was especially well-versed in the history of Utah Lake, surrounding Utah Valley, and Central and Southern Utah.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 21, at the Lakeview 1st Ward Chapel, on Geneva Road.
Friends may attend a viewing and visit with family members on Sunday, December 20, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Berg Mortuary in Provo, or at the chapel, one hour prior to services.
He will be buried in the Provo Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on 12/20/1992
Elton LeRoy Taylor died Thursday, December 17, 1992 at his home in Lakeview, Utah, at the age of 92.
He was born in Provo, Utah, June 22, 1900, the son of Arthur Nichols and Maria Dixon Taylor.
He was raised in Provo; graduated form BY High School, and attended Brigham Young University, and Utah State University.
He completed military service in the U.S. Army in 1918.
He served an LDS mission under President B.H. Roberts in the Eastern States Mission.
After returning, he married Ethel Lulu Scott in the Salt Lake Temple in 1926; Ethel passed away in 1991.
They were the parents of Julia T. Anderson (Kenneth) of Provo; James S. Taylor of Orem, Utah; Paul S. Taylor of Golden, Colo.; and Louise T. Woodruff (Clfford) of Price, Utah.
Elton's posterity includes 25 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
His surviving sisters, Alice T. Nelson, and Ruth T. Kartchner, and brother, Clarence D. Taylor, live in Provo.
In 1929, Elton moved to Price, Utah to manage the family furniture business, Dixon-Taylor-Russell Co.
He was a civic and religious leader in Carbon and Emery counties for over 30 years, serving as President of the Carbon Stake for 17 years, and working actively in the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce.
Retiring to Lakeview in 1960, Elton was able to fulfill his lifelong desire to farm and raise cattle.
He was a temple worker for a number of years at the recommend desk of the Provo Temple, and served many years as Patriarch of the Sharon West and Lakeview stakes.
Elton pursued a lifelong passion with travel and history, traveling extensively throughout the U.S. and many foreign countries.
He was especially well-versed in the history of Utah Lake, surrounding Utah Valley, and Central and Southern Utah.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 21, at the Lakeview 1st Ward Chapel, on Geneva Road.
Friends may attend a viewing and visit with family members on Sunday, December 20, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Berg Mortuary in Provo, or at the chapel, one hour prior to services.
He will be buried in the Provo Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on 12/20/1992
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