Our beloved Bayard Monson Taylor passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 after a valiant struggle with heart disease and cancer. He loved life, his family, and giving service to the Lord and his fellow men.
Born March 10, 1931, Bayard was a child of the Great Depression. He was the fourth child and first son of Venna Parkinson Monson and Bayard Campbell Taylor, and he was a great-grandson of John Taylor, third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
His sweet mother, a gifted pianist, died in a tragic automobile accident when Bayard was just eight years old. The family of six children was never the same, but a devoted stepmother, Edith Hanson, came into their lives six years later and assisted their father in keeping a welcoming home.
Bayard graduated from East High School in 1948 and began attending the University of Utah a year later. He joined the National Guard during the Korean Conflict and was called up in 1951, serving as a company clerk just behind the front lines, where he could hear the war raging.
Returning home, he was able to attend Brigham Young University because of the G.I. Bill. From 1955 to 1957, he served an LDS mission in the British Isles; there he developed his strong leadership skills.
Returning to BYU after his mission, Bayard graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1958 and began working in the Salt Lake County office of the State Welfare Department. A year later he enrolled at the University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work, earning his master's degree in 1961.
At the beginning of his social work education, a brown-haired fellow student, Karin Fisher, caught his eye and his heart. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 23, 1960. They were blessed with five children: Stuart (Emily), Brent (Sharon), Jeffery, Rebecca, and Alison (Nathan Smart); and six grandchildren: Trevor (serving in the Mexico City Northwest Mission), Lexie, Austin, Jeremiah, Elena, and Ruby.
Bayard loved giving service in his church and in his community. He was positive and warm-hearted, never carried a grudge, and consistently ministered to the needs of others.
He was soft-spoken, even-tempered, and self-disciplined. He showed his children how to be involved and ask "How can I help?", to listen, and to go to work, lifting the load with energy and enthusiasm.
He served in bishoprics and was bishop of the Emerson Second Ward, and he served several times as high priest group leader in the North Canyon Second Ward.
He was employed by the State of Utah in the social services area, spending the last fifteen years of his career in the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
He was preceded in death by sisters Peggy Nordquist, Joyce Rost, and Jackie Van der Meide. He is survived by his wife and children, his sister Sally (Max Roberts), and his brother Jon (JoAnn).
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the North Canyon Second Ward meetinghouse, 3350 South 100 East, Bountiful. A viewing will be held at the meetinghouse from 9:45 to 10:45 before the services and Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, Bountiful.
Interment: Bountiful Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from March 12 to March 13, 2011.
Born March 10, 1931, Bayard was a child of the Great Depression. He was the fourth child and first son of Venna Parkinson Monson and Bayard Campbell Taylor, and he was a great-grandson of John Taylor, third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
His sweet mother, a gifted pianist, died in a tragic automobile accident when Bayard was just eight years old. The family of six children was never the same, but a devoted stepmother, Edith Hanson, came into their lives six years later and assisted their father in keeping a welcoming home.
Bayard graduated from East High School in 1948 and began attending the University of Utah a year later. He joined the National Guard during the Korean Conflict and was called up in 1951, serving as a company clerk just behind the front lines, where he could hear the war raging.
Returning home, he was able to attend Brigham Young University because of the G.I. Bill. From 1955 to 1957, he served an LDS mission in the British Isles; there he developed his strong leadership skills.
Returning to BYU after his mission, Bayard graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1958 and began working in the Salt Lake County office of the State Welfare Department. A year later he enrolled at the University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work, earning his master's degree in 1961.
At the beginning of his social work education, a brown-haired fellow student, Karin Fisher, caught his eye and his heart. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 23, 1960. They were blessed with five children: Stuart (Emily), Brent (Sharon), Jeffery, Rebecca, and Alison (Nathan Smart); and six grandchildren: Trevor (serving in the Mexico City Northwest Mission), Lexie, Austin, Jeremiah, Elena, and Ruby.
Bayard loved giving service in his church and in his community. He was positive and warm-hearted, never carried a grudge, and consistently ministered to the needs of others.
He was soft-spoken, even-tempered, and self-disciplined. He showed his children how to be involved and ask "How can I help?", to listen, and to go to work, lifting the load with energy and enthusiasm.
He served in bishoprics and was bishop of the Emerson Second Ward, and he served several times as high priest group leader in the North Canyon Second Ward.
He was employed by the State of Utah in the social services area, spending the last fifteen years of his career in the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
He was preceded in death by sisters Peggy Nordquist, Joyce Rost, and Jackie Van der Meide. He is survived by his wife and children, his sister Sally (Max Roberts), and his brother Jon (JoAnn).
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the North Canyon Second Ward meetinghouse, 3350 South 100 East, Bountiful. A viewing will be held at the meetinghouse from 9:45 to 10:45 before the services and Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, Bountiful.
Interment: Bountiful Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from March 12 to March 13, 2011.
Our beloved Bayard Monson Taylor passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 after a valiant struggle with heart disease and cancer. He loved life, his family, and giving service to the Lord and his fellow men.
Born March 10, 1931, Bayard was a child of the Great Depression. He was the fourth child and first son of Venna Parkinson Monson and Bayard Campbell Taylor, and he was a great-grandson of John Taylor, third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
His sweet mother, a gifted pianist, died in a tragic automobile accident when Bayard was just eight years old. The family of six children was never the same, but a devoted stepmother, Edith Hanson, came into their lives six years later and assisted their father in keeping a welcoming home.
Bayard graduated from East High School in 1948 and began attending the University of Utah a year later. He joined the National Guard during the Korean Conflict and was called up in 1951, serving as a company clerk just behind the front lines, where he could hear the war raging.
Returning home, he was able to attend Brigham Young University because of the G.I. Bill. From 1955 to 1957, he served an LDS mission in the British Isles; there he developed his strong leadership skills.
Returning to BYU after his mission, Bayard graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1958 and began working in the Salt Lake County office of the State Welfare Department. A year later he enrolled at the University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work, earning his master's degree in 1961.
At the beginning of his social work education, a brown-haired fellow student, Karin Fisher, caught his eye and his heart. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 23, 1960. They were blessed with five children: Stuart (Emily), Brent (Sharon), Jeffery, Rebecca, and Alison (Nathan Smart); and six grandchildren: Trevor (serving in the Mexico City Northwest Mission), Lexie, Austin, Jeremiah, Elena, and Ruby.
Bayard loved giving service in his church and in his community. He was positive and warm-hearted, never carried a grudge, and consistently ministered to the needs of others.
He was soft-spoken, even-tempered, and self-disciplined. He showed his children how to be involved and ask "How can I help?", to listen, and to go to work, lifting the load with energy and enthusiasm.
He served in bishoprics and was bishop of the Emerson Second Ward, and he served several times as high priest group leader in the North Canyon Second Ward.
He was employed by the State of Utah in the social services area, spending the last fifteen years of his career in the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
He was preceded in death by sisters Peggy Nordquist, Joyce Rost, and Jackie Van der Meide. He is survived by his wife and children, his sister Sally (Max Roberts), and his brother Jon (JoAnn).
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the North Canyon Second Ward meetinghouse, 3350 South 100 East, Bountiful. A viewing will be held at the meetinghouse from 9:45 to 10:45 before the services and Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, Bountiful.
Interment: Bountiful Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from March 12 to March 13, 2011.
Born March 10, 1931, Bayard was a child of the Great Depression. He was the fourth child and first son of Venna Parkinson Monson and Bayard Campbell Taylor, and he was a great-grandson of John Taylor, third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
His sweet mother, a gifted pianist, died in a tragic automobile accident when Bayard was just eight years old. The family of six children was never the same, but a devoted stepmother, Edith Hanson, came into their lives six years later and assisted their father in keeping a welcoming home.
Bayard graduated from East High School in 1948 and began attending the University of Utah a year later. He joined the National Guard during the Korean Conflict and was called up in 1951, serving as a company clerk just behind the front lines, where he could hear the war raging.
Returning home, he was able to attend Brigham Young University because of the G.I. Bill. From 1955 to 1957, he served an LDS mission in the British Isles; there he developed his strong leadership skills.
Returning to BYU after his mission, Bayard graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1958 and began working in the Salt Lake County office of the State Welfare Department. A year later he enrolled at the University of Utah Graduate School of Social Work, earning his master's degree in 1961.
At the beginning of his social work education, a brown-haired fellow student, Karin Fisher, caught his eye and his heart. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on November 23, 1960. They were blessed with five children: Stuart (Emily), Brent (Sharon), Jeffery, Rebecca, and Alison (Nathan Smart); and six grandchildren: Trevor (serving in the Mexico City Northwest Mission), Lexie, Austin, Jeremiah, Elena, and Ruby.
Bayard loved giving service in his church and in his community. He was positive and warm-hearted, never carried a grudge, and consistently ministered to the needs of others.
He was soft-spoken, even-tempered, and self-disciplined. He showed his children how to be involved and ask "How can I help?", to listen, and to go to work, lifting the load with energy and enthusiasm.
He served in bishoprics and was bishop of the Emerson Second Ward, and he served several times as high priest group leader in the North Canyon Second Ward.
He was employed by the State of Utah in the social services area, spending the last fifteen years of his career in the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
He was preceded in death by sisters Peggy Nordquist, Joyce Rost, and Jackie Van der Meide. He is survived by his wife and children, his sister Sally (Max Roberts), and his brother Jon (JoAnn).
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the North Canyon Second Ward meetinghouse, 3350 South 100 East, Bountiful. A viewing will be held at the meetinghouse from 9:45 to 10:45 before the services and Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main Street, Bountiful.
Interment: Bountiful Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from March 12 to March 13, 2011.
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