Thelma Ireta Taylor

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Thelma Ireta "Rita" Taylor

OGDEN - Rita Taylor, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, surrounded by her loving family.

Rita was born Sept. 30, 1923, the first of six daughters, to Leland Perry Potter and Wilhelmina Anderson Potter in Tremonton, Utah, where she grew up and graduated from Bear River High School.

On July 14, 1941, Rita married Roy Frank Taylor in Paris, ID. They were later sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They have been married for 69 years. Together they had five children: Dixie (Allan) Barlow, Potomac, MD.; Randy (Lorna) Taylor, West Point, UT; Shari Taylor, Hailey, ID.; Maureen Gae (deceased); and Marilee (Larry) Merritts, Ogden.

Roy and Rita loved to travel and have been to most of the U.S. and Canada, including Alaska. They loved to go camping, to ride their motorcycles and spent much time at their second home at Bear Lake. They took a long vacation with their children every year. Rita and her sister Donna traveled to Italy, Israel and Egypt.

Rita was a devoted mother and grandmother, always a support to her family. When Roy had his own business, she helped run it while also caring for her young family. She was a member of the LDS Country Hills Ward, serving in the primary presidency, relief society and cub scouts.

Rita is survived by her husband, Roy, her four children, 13 grandchildren, 17 great- grandchildren, and her sister, Donna Adams of Brigham City.

She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Maureen, and four sisters, Lila Kearl, Evelyn Watt, Minnie Norr, and Maxine Stagge.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 14, 2010, at 11 a.m., at the Country Hills Ward Chapel, 1401 Country Hills Drive, Ogden.

Family will visit with friends at the Ward Chapel on Monday from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Interment, Lindquist''s Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd.

Special thanks to Crestwood Care Center for their excellent care and compassion.

Funeral Directors, Lindquist''s Ogden Mortuary.

Send condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com