Roy & Ethel Taylor family photo

LeRoy Taylor was one of Vera's brothers.

The following is a photo of his own family (i.e. Vera's nieces and nephews)

"Roy and Ethel Taylor family
BACK Phyllis, Carol, Ethel, Roy, Ina
FRONT Glade, Howard, Ray, Max"
From the personal albums of Carol Liddell

Photos for Roy L Taylor

Roy L Taylor was Vera's brother.

The following photos are of Roy and his own family.

Photos are from the personal albums of Cheryl Murray.

"Roy L Taylor drinking" 

"Roy L Taylor on right" 

"Roy and Ethel Taylor" 

"Roy L Taylor with little boys, likely family"

"Ethel enjoying her grandchild"

Death info on Ethel Taylor

Ethel Elizabeth Swenson Taylor was a sister-in-law to Vera.  She married Vera's brother, LeRoy.

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 29 Sept 1900- Manassa, Conejas, Colorado

DEATH: 16 Sept 1976- Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

She was 75 years old when she died.

Obituary:

SOURCE: Uintah Basin Standard 1976, Sept 23, p.7A

Obituary transcribed:
Ethel Swensen Taylor, 75, died September 16, 1976, in a Salt Lake Hospital of a heart ailment.
She was born September 29, 1900, Manassa, Colorado, to Lewis and Mary Jensen Swensen.  She married Roy L. Taylor, March 31, 1919, Vernal, Utah; marriage later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.  He died October 11, 1960.  She was an active member of the LDS Church.
Survivors: three sons, Calvin Max, Salt Lake City; Ray, Denver, Colo; Roy Glade, Casper, Wyo., three daughters, Mrs. Orson H. (Ina) Rollins, Craig, Colo., Mrs. Al (Phillis) Cundif, Yucaipa, California; Mrs. Ronald (Carol) Liddel, Duchesne; thirty-eight grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; brother, Rell Swenson, Taylorsville; five sisters, Mrs. Claude (Addie) Garringer, Taylorsville; -- Mrs. Luelle Merkley, Mrs. Dan (Vonda) Batty, both Vernal; Mrs. Ray (Emma Lynn) Houston, Neola, Utah; Mrs. Ertman (Nola) Christensen, Murray.
Funeral services, Monday, 12 noon, Bridgeland Ward Chapel.  Friends may call Sunday, 6-8 p.m., at Olpin.
Funeral services were held Monday in the Bridgeland Ward Chapel.  Burial was in the Lapoint Cemetery.
*Spelling and punctuation were adjusted by me.

Funeral program:

Program from the personal albums of Della/Gene Nyberg.

Headstone:

Headstone located in the Lapoint Cemetery, Lapoint, Utah
Photo taken by me, July 2012.

Because Ethel passed away in the last 50 years, her death certificate will not be publicly available until around the year 2026.  When it is available I will post it here.

Roy LeGrand Taylor and Ethel Swensen

Roy LeGrand Taylor was one of Vera's older brothers.

He married Ethel Elizabeth Swensen of Lapoint, Utah on 31 Mar 1920 (although BOTH of their obituaries state that they married in 1919, the marriage license states otherwise...)

Thus, she became Ethel S. Taylor.

Photo from the personal album of Carol Liddell

Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1920, Apr 2, p.6

Notice transcribed:

A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Roy L Taylor of Lapoint, and Miss Ethel Elizabeth Swensen of Lapoint.  Roy is the son of Bishop Taylor of Lapoint.  Both parties have grown up in this valley and are very popular.  The Express and their many friends wish them a happy journey through life.

Punctuation adjusted where necessary.

Marriage license:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1920, Apr 9, p.6

 Notice transcribed:
Wednesday a quiet wedding took place in Vernal.  Roy L. Taylor and Ethel Swenson were married.  Bishop Taylor and Mrs. Lewis Swenson accompanied them over.  Roy is the son of Bishop and Mrs. Roy Taylor; Ethel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Swenson of this place.  We wish them joy and happiness through the stormy seas of life.  May peace and success attend them, are the wishes of their many friends.  They gave a wedding dance Friday evening; it was attended by young and old, and an enjoyable time was spent.
Punctuation adjusted where necessary.

 Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1920, Apr 16, p.3

Notice transcribed:

Last Tuesday evening Mrs. Austin Morley and Miss Fern Morley entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Taylor.  They received many beautiful presents.  All were served with ice cream and cake, and a very pleasant time was enjoyed by a large crowd.

Punctuation adjusted where necessary.

They must have had a dear friend working at the newspaper to have THREE social commentaries written up about their wedding with so much goodwill written into them.  :)

Death info on Roy L Taylor

Roy LeGrand Taylor was one of Vera's younger brothers.

Photo from the personal album of Carol Liddel.

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 14 Dec 1900; Levan, Juab, Utah OR 14 Dec 1901; Chester, Sanpete, Utah

(discrepancy in dates provided in 2 documents below...)

DEATH: 11 Oct 1960; Craig, Moffatt, Colorado

He was 59 years old when he passed away.

Local notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1960, Oct 20, p.7

Notice transcribed:

Mrs. Della Nyberg and Vera Huber and Rex Taylor received word Tuesday morning that their brother, Roy Taylor of Craig, Colo, had died of a heat attack in the Memorial Hospital...... Mr. and Mrs. Les Taylor from Leeton, Mrs. Vera Huber and Mrs. Della Nyberg went to Craig, Colo, Thursday morning to be with their sister, Mrs. Ethel Taylor whose husband had died.

*Typos & punctuation corrected wherein I was aware.

Obituary:

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1960, Oct 13, p.35

Obituary transcribed:

Roy L. Taylor

BRIDGELAND, Duchesne County-- Roy L. Taylor, 59, died Tuesday, 9 a.m. in a Craig, Colo. hospital of a heart ailment. Born Dec. 14, 1901, Chester, Sanpete County, to Roy and Roxa Anderson Taylor. Married Ethyl Swenson 1919, Lapoint, Uintah County. Employed at Craig. Member, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors: widow, sons, daughters. Howard W., Max, both Salt Lake City; Glade, Meeker, Colo; Ray, U.S. Army, North Carolina; Mrs. O.H. (Ina) Rollins, Craig; Mrs. J.A. (Phyllis) Cundiff, Ontario, Calif; Mrs. Ronald (Carol) Liddell, Woods Cross, Davis County; 30 grandchildren; brothers, sisters. Rex Taylor, Mrs. Roy (Vera) Huber, Mrs. Della Nyberg, all Lapoint; Sherman, Meeker; Leslie, Roosevelt; Mrs. Clarence (Zelma) Jensen, Bremerton, Wash; Mrs. Coy J (Cora) Hayward, Bountiful; Mrs. Keith (Doris) Ross, Vernal. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. Duchesne LDS Stake House where friends call after 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial, Lapoint Cemetery.

* Typos and punctuation corrected wherein I was aware.

Funeral report:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1960, Oct 27, p. 19

Funeral Report Transcribed:

Funeral For Roy L. Taylor Held Saturday

LAPOINT-- Funeral services were held Saturday, October 15 at 1 p.m. for Roy L. Taylor, 59 year-old Craig man. The services were held at the Duchesne stake house with Bishop Lewis Livingston in charge. Other speakers were Bishop J Elma Smith and Bishop N Blaine Cook. Claude Myers and George Merrill offered prayers. Solos were sung by Clyde Merkley and Edith Clem. A number was rendered by the male quartet of the Duchesne Stake.

Mr. Taylor died of a heart attack in the Memorial Hospital at Craig Tuesday morning. Prior to his death he was foreman of the Homer Winder ranch.

Roy L. Taylor was born December 14, 1900 at Levan, Utah. He moved to Craig three years ago. Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Ethel Taylor of Craig and seven children, Ina Rawlins, Craig; Howard W. Taylor, Salt Lake City; Phyllis Cundiff, Ontario, California; Glen Taylor, Meeker; Calvin M Taylor, Salt Lake City; Louis R Taylor, Layton, North Carolina, and Terrill Liddell, Woods Cross, Utah. Eight brothers and sisters also survive: Sherm Taylor, Meeker; Rex Taylor, Les Taylor, Vera Huber, Della Nyberg, all of Lapoint; Cora Hayward, Bountiful; Doris Ross, Vernal, and Zelma Jensen, Bremerton, Washington, and 30 grandchildren.

Interment was in the Lapoint Cemetery with Zobel Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

* Spelling and punctuation was corrected wherein I was aware.

Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber.
Photo has been cropped from a larger image.

"Roy L Taylor funeral"
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

Headstone:

Headstone located in the Lapoint Cemetery, Lapoint, Utah
Photo taken by me.

Because he passed away in the last 50 years, his death certificate should be available any time soon, but because the online copies have not yet been indexed for the county in Colorado he died in, it may be awhile before I can post it here. As soon as I can obtain it, this post will be updated.