Alan Garth Taylor Obituary (1949

Alan Garth Taylor, age 69, residing in Hartsel, Colorado since 2017, passed away at his home Friday, September 27, 2019. He was born November 7, 1949 in Provo, Utah and graduated from Orem High School and Orem High Seminary in 1968. Alan was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a missionary in the England Central Mission from 1969-1971. He married Helen Styne, of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England in January 1972. He served as a Bishop, Bishop’s Counselor, Young Men’s President, Sunday School President, High Priest Group Leader, Primary Teacher, on the Stake High Council, and in other various callings. In his early childhood, he loved to hunt and fish with his father, Garth S. Taylor, and has continued those traditions with his son, Troy. He also enjoyed auto mechanics, welding, and antique automobiles, as well as going four-wheeling at the sand dunes many times with the young men. While living in Provo, Utah, he worked as a salesman for Lewis Brothers Stages, Pearson Tire, and J. W. Brewer Tires. He later served on the Board of Directors for Intermountain Retreaders in Salt Lake City. Alan loved people and kept in touch with his friends and relatives, often sending messages of encouragement, inspiration, and love. He was fun-loving, kind, compassionate, accepting, and had a zeal for missionary work. He had countless friends, who will remember his gestures of good will and his unwavering testimony of his Savior, Jesus Christ. He is survived by his wife, Helen Taylor (Hartsel, CO); son, Troy Taylor (Hartsel, CO); grandson, Cody Taylor (Grand Junction, CO); brothers, Glen (Elizabeth) Taylor (Deseret, UT) and Jerry (Karen) Taylor (Elk Ridge, UT); sister, Janet Moore (Glendale, AZ); sisters-in-law, Ruth (Bill) Van Slyke (Deer Park, WA), Muriel (Alan) Crane (Brecon, Wales, UK), and Virginia Taylor (Payson, UT); thirteen nieces and nine nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Codie Taylor; his parents, Garth and Naomi Taylor; his parents-in-law, George and Margaret Styne; a brother, Larry K. Taylor, and a nephew, Russell Moore. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Grandview 1st Ward Chapel, 1555 North 1350 West, Provo, Utah. Friends may visit with the family at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Sunday, October 6 from 6-8:00 p.m. and at the church Monday, from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.