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Show ! I i - . Beaver Stake Personality Sameul Taylor Farns-worth, Farns-worth, sixth Stake President of Beaver Stake, was born in Beaver, Utah, October 29, 1896 to Franklin Dewie and Mary Ann White Farnsworth. He had five full and eight half brothers and sisters. He was born, lived and died in the family home. School was always enjoyed by Taylor. Like most boys he loved to play ball; but he said, "I was always on the second team. I never did make first", but he was always al-ways first in his classes. He graduated from Belknap School in 1912; from Murdock Mur-dock Academy in 1916 and then attended the University of Utah for one year. In World War I Taylor enlisted in the Coast Guard in July 1918, but got only as far as San Francisco when the Armistice was signed, November 11, 1918. Upon his return home he married--Kathleen Smith in the Salt Lake Temple, October, 1919. They became the parents of seven children: Thelma, Dean, Barbara, Bill, Karl, Alleand Lynn. His chief life occupation was a farmer and dairyman. Taylor was a charter member of Post 32 of the American Legion and was the second post commander. The Doughboy Monument and the Legion Dance Hall were erected and built during his tenure of office. Taylor was also the first commanding officer of the Beaver National Na-tional Guard. From 1931 to 1947 he served as Beaver County Treasurer and was elected Mayor of Beaver in 1953. His greatest love and accomplishments ac-complishments were his church work. Besides his many teaching positions he served as counselor and superintendent sup-erintendent of both the Sunday Sun-day School and MIA.- In 1925 he was set apart as a high councilman and in 1933 was sustained as Beaver Stake President. Later he served as High Priest President Pres-ident and in 1948, was ordained or-dained Patriarch of Beaver Stake. While serving in these capacities he performed 32 marriages, spoke over 200 funerals and gave 425 Patriarchal Pat-riarchal blessings. In 1962 Taylor and "Kathleen were called and served as mis-sionaries mis-sionaries for the LDS Church in England. Taylor died in 1966, but his great service is being be-ing carried on by his children chil-dren and grandchildren, who now number 104, of which five are presently on church missions. |