Nola Atkinson Taylor
1943 - 2019
Early Life: Nola was born June 4, 1943, in Malad, Idaho, to Melvin Sweeten and Mary "Pauline" Humpherys Atkinson, the fourth of five children, with three sisters: Irene, Shirley and Ruth, as well as a brother, Wayne). After spending her childhood in Malad, Idaho, her family moved to Provo, Utah, when her father purchased the Provo Western Motel. They worked together as a family to make the motel a success. Nola was blessed with many talents and gifts. She began playing piano at an early age and excelled from the very beginning. She also learned to play the organ, and at age 13, was asked to be the organist for her ward. During her teenage years, she accompanied a variety of choirs for church and school, including a choir consisting of 300 members.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Her organ skills later caught the attention of Robert Taylor, the most popular boy at Provo High School. She was a shy and timid ninth grader, he was student body president. Robert saw Nola playing organ in church and he knew that there was something special about her. Soon after, he sought her out at the ward Gold and Green Ball; after dancing together for much of the night, he approached her father to ask if he could take her home. After receiving reluctant approval, he took her home in his 1949 Ford and their courtship had officially begun. Robert proposed to Nola five days after returning home from a 2½-year mission to Holland for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the proposal, he chose a spot with a perfect view of the full moon, high on the hill that, unbeknownst to him, later became the site for the Provo Utah Temple. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1963, by Spencer W. Kimball, and were together for more than 55 years. Nola's greatest joys in life came with her children and grandchildren. She loved nothing more than spending time with them, making gifts for them with her amazing sewing and crafting talents, and cooking delicious family dinners for groups so large that people were seated all over her house. She carried on the candy making and chocolate dipping tradition started by her mother, Pauline, and helped pass it down to her daughters and granddaughters. In addition to the demanding job of wife, mother and homemaker, Nola spent 18 years working for the Utah State University Extension in Utah County. She worked with three county directors, four extension specialists, and multiple county agents. She was an invaluable member of that organization until she retired in 2008. Upon her retirement, she received a special accolade from the president of the university recognizing her talents, dedication to the job, and the positive impact of her service. Nola's lifelong membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped mold her into the person she was. She cherished her testimony of the Savior, her eternal marriage, and the fellowship and friendship that came from serving alongside fellow church members. She served in various church callings in the music, Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society organizations, including time as the Stake Relief Society president at a BYU stake. Her service for others reached far beyond church assignments. She was always willing to help when she could, even while suffering through her own health challenges. She will be remembered for her kindness, her friendship, humility, perseverance and will be greatly missed. Nola Atkinson Taylor passed from this life January 5, 2019. She was 75.
Survived By: Her husband, Robert; her five children and spouses: Susan and Mike LaHargoue, Annette and Kurt Flygare, Alan and Kim Taylor, Paul and Stacey Taylor, and Jennifer and Brad Crowther; 18 beloved grandchildren; and her siblings: Shirley Beagley, Wayne Atkinson, and Ruth Kendrick.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Irene Gage; and her beloved poodle, Tilly.
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Bonneville 13th Ward | Provo, Utah
Arrangements: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Interment: Provo City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | January 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1943 - 2019
Early Life: Nola was born June 4, 1943, in Malad, Idaho, to Melvin Sweeten and Mary "Pauline" Humpherys Atkinson, the fourth of five children, with three sisters: Irene, Shirley and Ruth, as well as a brother, Wayne). After spending her childhood in Malad, Idaho, her family moved to Provo, Utah, when her father purchased the Provo Western Motel. They worked together as a family to make the motel a success. Nola was blessed with many talents and gifts. She began playing piano at an early age and excelled from the very beginning. She also learned to play the organ, and at age 13, was asked to be the organist for her ward. During her teenage years, she accompanied a variety of choirs for church and school, including a choir consisting of 300 members.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Her organ skills later caught the attention of Robert Taylor, the most popular boy at Provo High School. She was a shy and timid ninth grader, he was student body president. Robert saw Nola playing organ in church and he knew that there was something special about her. Soon after, he sought her out at the ward Gold and Green Ball; after dancing together for much of the night, he approached her father to ask if he could take her home. After receiving reluctant approval, he took her home in his 1949 Ford and their courtship had officially begun. Robert proposed to Nola five days after returning home from a 2½-year mission to Holland for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the proposal, he chose a spot with a perfect view of the full moon, high on the hill that, unbeknownst to him, later became the site for the Provo Utah Temple. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1963, by Spencer W. Kimball, and were together for more than 55 years. Nola's greatest joys in life came with her children and grandchildren. She loved nothing more than spending time with them, making gifts for them with her amazing sewing and crafting talents, and cooking delicious family dinners for groups so large that people were seated all over her house. She carried on the candy making and chocolate dipping tradition started by her mother, Pauline, and helped pass it down to her daughters and granddaughters. In addition to the demanding job of wife, mother and homemaker, Nola spent 18 years working for the Utah State University Extension in Utah County. She worked with three county directors, four extension specialists, and multiple county agents. She was an invaluable member of that organization until she retired in 2008. Upon her retirement, she received a special accolade from the president of the university recognizing her talents, dedication to the job, and the positive impact of her service. Nola's lifelong membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped mold her into the person she was. She cherished her testimony of the Savior, her eternal marriage, and the fellowship and friendship that came from serving alongside fellow church members. She served in various church callings in the music, Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society organizations, including time as the Stake Relief Society president at a BYU stake. Her service for others reached far beyond church assignments. She was always willing to help when she could, even while suffering through her own health challenges. She will be remembered for her kindness, her friendship, humility, perseverance and will be greatly missed. Nola Atkinson Taylor passed from this life January 5, 2019. She was 75.
Survived By: Her husband, Robert; her five children and spouses: Susan and Mike LaHargoue, Annette and Kurt Flygare, Alan and Kim Taylor, Paul and Stacey Taylor, and Jennifer and Brad Crowther; 18 beloved grandchildren; and her siblings: Shirley Beagley, Wayne Atkinson, and Ruth Kendrick.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Irene Gage; and her beloved poodle, Tilly.
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Bonneville 13th Ward | Provo, Utah
Arrangements: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Interment: Provo City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | January 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Nola Atkinson Taylor
1943 - 2019
Early Life: Nola was born June 4, 1943, in Malad, Idaho, to Melvin Sweeten and Mary "Pauline" Humpherys Atkinson, the fourth of five children, with three sisters: Irene, Shirley and Ruth, as well as a brother, Wayne). After spending her childhood in Malad, Idaho, her family moved to Provo, Utah, when her father purchased the Provo Western Motel. They worked together as a family to make the motel a success. Nola was blessed with many talents and gifts. She began playing piano at an early age and excelled from the very beginning. She also learned to play the organ, and at age 13, was asked to be the organist for her ward. During her teenage years, she accompanied a variety of choirs for church and school, including a choir consisting of 300 members.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Her organ skills later caught the attention of Robert Taylor, the most popular boy at Provo High School. She was a shy and timid ninth grader, he was student body president. Robert saw Nola playing organ in church and he knew that there was something special about her. Soon after, he sought her out at the ward Gold and Green Ball; after dancing together for much of the night, he approached her father to ask if he could take her home. After receiving reluctant approval, he took her home in his 1949 Ford and their courtship had officially begun. Robert proposed to Nola five days after returning home from a 2½-year mission to Holland for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the proposal, he chose a spot with a perfect view of the full moon, high on the hill that, unbeknownst to him, later became the site for the Provo Utah Temple. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1963, by Spencer W. Kimball, and were together for more than 55 years. Nola's greatest joys in life came with her children and grandchildren. She loved nothing more than spending time with them, making gifts for them with her amazing sewing and crafting talents, and cooking delicious family dinners for groups so large that people were seated all over her house. She carried on the candy making and chocolate dipping tradition started by her mother, Pauline, and helped pass it down to her daughters and granddaughters. In addition to the demanding job of wife, mother and homemaker, Nola spent 18 years working for the Utah State University Extension in Utah County. She worked with three county directors, four extension specialists, and multiple county agents. She was an invaluable member of that organization until she retired in 2008. Upon her retirement, she received a special accolade from the president of the university recognizing her talents, dedication to the job, and the positive impact of her service. Nola's lifelong membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped mold her into the person she was. She cherished her testimony of the Savior, her eternal marriage, and the fellowship and friendship that came from serving alongside fellow church members. She served in various church callings in the music, Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society organizations, including time as the Stake Relief Society president at a BYU stake. Her service for others reached far beyond church assignments. She was always willing to help when she could, even while suffering through her own health challenges. She will be remembered for her kindness, her friendship, humility, perseverance and will be greatly missed. Nola Atkinson Taylor passed from this life January 5, 2019. She was 75.
Survived By: Her husband, Robert; her five children and spouses: Susan and Mike LaHargoue, Annette and Kurt Flygare, Alan and Kim Taylor, Paul and Stacey Taylor, and Jennifer and Brad Crowther; 18 beloved grandchildren; and her siblings: Shirley Beagley, Wayne Atkinson, and Ruth Kendrick.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Irene Gage; and her beloved poodle, Tilly.
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Bonneville 13th Ward | Provo, Utah
Arrangements: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Interment: Provo City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | January 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1943 - 2019
Early Life: Nola was born June 4, 1943, in Malad, Idaho, to Melvin Sweeten and Mary "Pauline" Humpherys Atkinson, the fourth of five children, with three sisters: Irene, Shirley and Ruth, as well as a brother, Wayne). After spending her childhood in Malad, Idaho, her family moved to Provo, Utah, when her father purchased the Provo Western Motel. They worked together as a family to make the motel a success. Nola was blessed with many talents and gifts. She began playing piano at an early age and excelled from the very beginning. She also learned to play the organ, and at age 13, was asked to be the organist for her ward. During her teenage years, she accompanied a variety of choirs for church and school, including a choir consisting of 300 members.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Her organ skills later caught the attention of Robert Taylor, the most popular boy at Provo High School. She was a shy and timid ninth grader, he was student body president. Robert saw Nola playing organ in church and he knew that there was something special about her. Soon after, he sought her out at the ward Gold and Green Ball; after dancing together for much of the night, he approached her father to ask if he could take her home. After receiving reluctant approval, he took her home in his 1949 Ford and their courtship had officially begun. Robert proposed to Nola five days after returning home from a 2½-year mission to Holland for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For the proposal, he chose a spot with a perfect view of the full moon, high on the hill that, unbeknownst to him, later became the site for the Provo Utah Temple. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 14, 1963, by Spencer W. Kimball, and were together for more than 55 years. Nola's greatest joys in life came with her children and grandchildren. She loved nothing more than spending time with them, making gifts for them with her amazing sewing and crafting talents, and cooking delicious family dinners for groups so large that people were seated all over her house. She carried on the candy making and chocolate dipping tradition started by her mother, Pauline, and helped pass it down to her daughters and granddaughters. In addition to the demanding job of wife, mother and homemaker, Nola spent 18 years working for the Utah State University Extension in Utah County. She worked with three county directors, four extension specialists, and multiple county agents. She was an invaluable member of that organization until she retired in 2008. Upon her retirement, she received a special accolade from the president of the university recognizing her talents, dedication to the job, and the positive impact of her service. Nola's lifelong membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped mold her into the person she was. She cherished her testimony of the Savior, her eternal marriage, and the fellowship and friendship that came from serving alongside fellow church members. She served in various church callings in the music, Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society organizations, including time as the Stake Relief Society president at a BYU stake. Her service for others reached far beyond church assignments. She was always willing to help when she could, even while suffering through her own health challenges. She will be remembered for her kindness, her friendship, humility, perseverance and will be greatly missed. Nola Atkinson Taylor passed from this life January 5, 2019. She was 75.
Survived By: Her husband, Robert; her five children and spouses: Susan and Mike LaHargoue, Annette and Kurt Flygare, Alan and Kim Taylor, Paul and Stacey Taylor, and Jennifer and Brad Crowther; 18 beloved grandchildren; and her siblings: Shirley Beagley, Wayne Atkinson, and Ruth Kendrick.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; her sister, Irene Gage; and her beloved poodle, Tilly.
Service: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location: Bonneville 13th Ward | Provo, Utah
Arrangements: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Interment: Provo City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | January 2019
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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