She was born May 5, 1926 in Provo, Utah to Gilbert Hathaway Field and Celestial Ellen Kennedy.
She married Lee J. Taylor on April 12, 1950 in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.
Velma was a member of the LDS Church and served in many capacities, especially the Primary organization. Her home was always open to others. Velma enjoyed knitting, cooking and baking Christmas candy. She also loved camping, the outdoors, and traveling.
She is survived by her children: Brent (Merrilyn) Taylor, Brenda (Joel) Cope, Mary Ellen "Ellie" (Gary) Rowland, Sherrie (Chris) Peterson and Carolyn (Brian) Watters; fourteen grandchildren; and twenty great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 355 East Center Street in Springville. There will be a viewing held on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South, Springville, and at the Church on Saturday one hour prior to the services.
Interment will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on November 19, 2009.
She was born May 5, 1926 in Provo, Utah to Gilbert Hathaway Field and Celestial Ellen Kennedy.
She married Lee J. Taylor on April 12, 1950 in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.
Velma was a member of the LDS Church and served in many capacities, especially the Primary organization. Her home was always open to others. Velma enjoyed knitting, cooking and baking Christmas candy. She also loved camping, the outdoors, and traveling.
She is survived by her children: Brent (Merrilyn) Taylor, Brenda (Joel) Cope, Mary Ellen "Ellie" (Gary) Rowland, Sherrie (Chris) Peterson and Carolyn (Brian) Watters; fourteen grandchildren; and twenty great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 355 East Center Street in Springville. There will be a viewing held on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South, Springville, and at the Church on Saturday one hour prior to the services.
Interment will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on November 19, 2009.
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