Catherine Sarah Pearson Taylor
1931 - 2021
❦ Early Life: Catherine was born December 24, 1931, in New York City, to Cyril Drew and Helen Daphne Smart Pearson. She grew up on Long Island, graduating in 1949 from Great Neck High School as a National Honor Society member.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: She then attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. After graduating in 1953, she taught grade school for two years in Lexington, Massachusetts, followed by a year of post-graduate study at UCLA's Graduate School of Social Work.
❦ In 1956, Catherine married John Arthur Taylor in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived for 33 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she raised three sons, taught kindergarten, was president of the PTA, and served as a docent at the Taft Art Museum. In 1989, she moved to Provo, Utah, with her husband after his retirement from The Procter & Gamble Company. Catherine was a member of Provo's Literary League and Salt Lake City's Fine Arts Club, and served as a docent at BYU's Museum of Art.
❦ As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Catherine served as Primary president, Young Women president, counselor in the stake Relief Society presidency, and as a teacher in all the auxiliaries. She served with her husband in the Missionary Training Center presidency in Provo, on Temple Square as a full-time missionary, and in the Provo Utah Temple as an ordinance worker. Catherine's three sons served full-time missions, married in the temple, and obtained post-graduate degrees. Catherine had a taste for beauty that was reflected in everything she touched. Catherine Sarah Pearson Taylor, 89, passed away May 24, 2021, after a brief illness.
❦ Survived By: Her husband; her sons: John Jr. (Natalie), Thomas (Carolyn), and David (Anissa); eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
❦ Preceded In Death: Her parents and her sister, Patricia Wright (Orson).
❦ Services: Graveside
❦ Service Option: Webcast via mortuary website
❦ Arrangements: Nelson Family Mortuary
❦ Interment: Provo City Cemetery
❦ Obituary: © 2021 | Nelson Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1931 - 2021
❦ Early Life: Catherine was born December 24, 1931, in New York City, to Cyril Drew and Helen Daphne Smart Pearson. She grew up on Long Island, graduating in 1949 from Great Neck High School as a National Honor Society member.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: She then attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. After graduating in 1953, she taught grade school for two years in Lexington, Massachusetts, followed by a year of post-graduate study at UCLA's Graduate School of Social Work.
❦ In 1956, Catherine married John Arthur Taylor in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived for 33 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she raised three sons, taught kindergarten, was president of the PTA, and served as a docent at the Taft Art Museum. In 1989, she moved to Provo, Utah, with her husband after his retirement from The Procter & Gamble Company. Catherine was a member of Provo's Literary League and Salt Lake City's Fine Arts Club, and served as a docent at BYU's Museum of Art.
❦ As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Catherine served as Primary president, Young Women president, counselor in the stake Relief Society presidency, and as a teacher in all the auxiliaries. She served with her husband in the Missionary Training Center presidency in Provo, on Temple Square as a full-time missionary, and in the Provo Utah Temple as an ordinance worker. Catherine's three sons served full-time missions, married in the temple, and obtained post-graduate degrees. Catherine had a taste for beauty that was reflected in everything she touched. Catherine Sarah Pearson Taylor, 89, passed away May 24, 2021, after a brief illness.
❦ Survived By: Her husband; her sons: John Jr. (Natalie), Thomas (Carolyn), and David (Anissa); eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
❦ Preceded In Death: Her parents and her sister, Patricia Wright (Orson).
❦ Services: Graveside
❦ Service Option: Webcast via mortuary website
❦ Arrangements: Nelson Family Mortuary
❦ Interment: Provo City Cemetery
❦ Obituary: © 2021 | Nelson Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Catherine Sarah Pearson Taylor
1931 - 2021
❦ Early Life: Catherine was born December 24, 1931, in New York City, to Cyril Drew and Helen Daphne Smart Pearson. She grew up on Long Island, graduating in 1949 from Great Neck High School as a National Honor Society member.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: She then attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. After graduating in 1953, she taught grade school for two years in Lexington, Massachusetts, followed by a year of post-graduate study at UCLA's Graduate School of Social Work.
❦ In 1956, Catherine married John Arthur Taylor in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived for 33 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she raised three sons, taught kindergarten, was president of the PTA, and served as a docent at the Taft Art Museum. In 1989, she moved to Provo, Utah, with her husband after his retirement from The Procter & Gamble Company. Catherine was a member of Provo's Literary League and Salt Lake City's Fine Arts Club, and served as a docent at BYU's Museum of Art.
❦ As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Catherine served as Primary president, Young Women president, counselor in the stake Relief Society presidency, and as a teacher in all the auxiliaries. She served with her husband in the Missionary Training Center presidency in Provo, on Temple Square as a full-time missionary, and in the Provo Utah Temple as an ordinance worker. Catherine's three sons served full-time missions, married in the temple, and obtained post-graduate degrees. Catherine had a taste for beauty that was reflected in everything she touched. Catherine Sarah Pearson Taylor, 89, passed away May 24, 2021, after a brief illness.
❦ Survived By: Her husband; her sons: John Jr. (Natalie), Thomas (Carolyn), and David (Anissa); eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
❦ Preceded In Death: Her parents and her sister, Patricia Wright (Orson).
❦ Services: Graveside
❦ Service Option: Webcast via mortuary website
❦ Arrangements: Nelson Family Mortuary
❦ Interment: Provo City Cemetery
❦ Obituary: © 2021 | Nelson Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1931 - 2021
❦ Early Life: Catherine was born December 24, 1931, in New York City, to Cyril Drew and Helen Daphne Smart Pearson. She grew up on Long Island, graduating in 1949 from Great Neck High School as a National Honor Society member.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: She then attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. After graduating in 1953, she taught grade school for two years in Lexington, Massachusetts, followed by a year of post-graduate study at UCLA's Graduate School of Social Work.
❦ In 1956, Catherine married John Arthur Taylor in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived for 33 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she raised three sons, taught kindergarten, was president of the PTA, and served as a docent at the Taft Art Museum. In 1989, she moved to Provo, Utah, with her husband after his retirement from The Procter & Gamble Company. Catherine was a member of Provo's Literary League and Salt Lake City's Fine Arts Club, and served as a docent at BYU's Museum of Art.
❦ As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Catherine served as Primary president, Young Women president, counselor in the stake Relief Society presidency, and as a teacher in all the auxiliaries. She served with her husband in the Missionary Training Center presidency in Provo, on Temple Square as a full-time missionary, and in the Provo Utah Temple as an ordinance worker. Catherine's three sons served full-time missions, married in the temple, and obtained post-graduate degrees. Catherine had a taste for beauty that was reflected in everything she touched. Catherine Sarah Pearson Taylor, 89, passed away May 24, 2021, after a brief illness.
❦ Survived By: Her husband; her sons: John Jr. (Natalie), Thomas (Carolyn), and David (Anissa); eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
❦ Preceded In Death: Her parents and her sister, Patricia Wright (Orson).
❦ Services: Graveside
❦ Service Option: Webcast via mortuary website
❦ Arrangements: Nelson Family Mortuary
❦ Interment: Provo City Cemetery
❦ Obituary: © 2021 | Nelson Family Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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