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Show Iron County Civic And Church Leader Taken Hy Death Funeral services were conducted in the Cedar City First L. D. S. ward chapel Tuesday afternon for Elmer Taylor, 45, Cedar City tourist tour-ist cump operator and former bishop of New Harmony, who died last Thursday, October 16, in a southern California Veterans' hospital after a lingering illness. Born in New Harmony on July 24, 18"Jti, a son of Joseph and An-geline An-geline Pace Taylor, he spent mait of his life in the Washington county coun-ty community where he engaged in livestock raising. He received his education at the Branch Agricultural Agricul-tural college in Cedar City and at Dixie college in St. George, graduating grad-uating from the latter institution in 1917 as an honor student. He later attended the University of Utah where he was prominent In debating and other college activities. Iu July, 1918, he married Susji Hirschi, daughter of the late Senator Sen-ator and Mrs. David Hirschi, of Hurricane, and Immediately following fol-lowing their wedding, left for Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. where they both worked work-ed in the war department and where Mr. Taylor also received ary training train-ing for the World War. At the close of the war, Mr. Taylor returned to New Harmony where he became principal of schools, a position he held for five years. Later he was elected to the Washington Wash-ington County school board, serving in that capacity for several terms, resigning when he moved to Cedar City in May, 1940. At the time of his death he owned and operated the Cedar City Motel. Mr. Taylor was an active worker In the L. D. S. church and while at New Harmony served as superintendent super-intendent of the Sunday School for a number of years and as Bishop of the New Harmony ward for 14 years. Surviving are his widow and eisht sons and daughters: Lolene, Mona, Olga, Bryce, Mary, Doyle, Karl and Beverley Taylor, all of Cedar City; his father, Joseph Taylor Tay-lor of Kemmerer, Wyoming; one bi other, Alex Taylor of St. Oeorge, and one sister, Mrs. LaVerne Engle-stead Engle-stead of New Harmony. Bishop George Grimshaw of the Cedar City L. D. S. First ward conducted con-ducted the funeral services whlcrt were opened by a song, "Beautiful Zion," by a mixed quartet consist-In consist-In ; of Mrs. Annette Betensen, Mrs. Surah A. Wood, Ray Cosslett and . Miles Walker, after which Henry A. pace of New Harmony offered the opening prayer. Speakers at the services included Durham Morris, a classmate and lilelong friend of Mr. Taylor; Hebcr W niton, a counselor in the Bishopric Bishop-ric while Mr. Taylor was bishop of New Harmony; Milton Moody, sup-enntendent sup-enntendent of the Washington Ci unty schools; and William 11. Pu'mer, former Parowan stake prc-si.lent. prc-si.lent. A tribute from two of Mr. Taylor's former students was also read by Mrs. Amber Schmutz of St. tieorge. , Other musical numbers included a violin solo by Roy L. Halverson, a vocal solo, "Coming Home", by Miles Walker, and the closing song, 'Sometime Well Understand", cy the quartet. Mrs. Beth Leigh acted as accompanist for all the musical numbers. Benediction was offered by Orson Or-son Hnmmond of New Harmony. Following the services the body was taken to New Harmony for "Burial "Bur-ial with Claude Hirschi, president of the Z;uii L. D. S. stake, dodging dodg-ing the grave, after which the) America Legion conducted graveside grave-side services. |
