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Spencer Taylor - 12/11/2008

Class of 1960

Spencer Taylor, 66, of American Fork passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 11, 2008. Spencer was born August 17, 1942 in Tremonton, Utah to Leavitt W and Blanche Jensen Taylor. He married Wanda Janet Larsen on August 19, 1966 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Spencer grew up on a ranch in Arimo, Idaho and graduated from Marsh Valley High School in 1960. He served a 2 ½ year LDS Mission to Sweden from 1961-64. He later attended Utah State University and graduated with a degree in Business Management. He worked in the banking industry in California and Idaho. The family later moved to Sanpete County where Spencer worked in the Valley Camp Coal Mine in Scofield. He later became a certified EMT and coordinated the EMT classes at Snow College. He was also a volunteer for the ambulance in Fairview for several years. He finished his career working for the state at the Utah State Prison and later at the Utah State Developmental Center.

He was active member of the LDS Church and especially enjoyed callings involving teaching. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed to hunt and fish the mountains of Idaho.

He is survived by his wife Wanda of American Fork; six children: Bruce (Juliet) Taylor; Cindy Taylor; Toby (Kerrie) Taylor; Bryan (Mindy) Taylor all of Lehi; Jeremiah Taylor and Karrie (Josh) Potter both of American Fork; 12 grandchildren; sister: Jane (Kelly) Watts, Santiago, Chile. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kylie Ann Taylor; his parents, brother, Gary and sister, Glee.

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