Betty Marie (Spencer) Taylor (1925 - 2018)

Born 8 Jan 1925 in Lehi, Utah County, Utah

Ancestors

Daughter of Alton Isaac Spencer and Ida Valeta (Racker) Spencer

Wife of Kenneth Paul Taylor — married [date unknown] in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada

Wife of Darwin Robison Roberts — married 28 Nov 1942 in Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 2018 at age 93 in Layton, Davis County, Utah

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Biography

Betty was born in 1925. She was the daughter of Alton Spencer and Ida Racker. She passed away in 2018.

Bettie M. Spencer Roberts Taylor 1925 ~ 2018 Bettie M. Roberts Taylor died on March 25, 2018 of causes incident to age. Bettie was born on January 8, 1925 to Alton L. and Ida V. (Racker) Spencer in Lehi, UT. Graduate of South High School. She married Darwin R. Roberts on November 28, 1942 in Evanston, WY. They resided in S.L.C. Later, divorced. Bettie married Kenneth P. Taylor in Reno, NV. Ken's occupation as industrial specialist with the U.S. Gov. took them to Union City, CA where Bettie worked in the Oakland/San Francisco offices of Safeway. Upon returning to UT, they settled in Layton where Bettie worked for a short time with the IRS. During her career, she also worked in the offices of Auerbachs, Skaggs, and Kennecott Copper as an Administrative Assistant. Bettie is survived by her daughter Dianne R. Hayden, SL, Dianne's friend and companion Lance Ockey, her son Douglas A. (Valerie) Roberts, Herriman, step-children Debra Wright, Kaysville, and Bruce Taylor, Glendale, AZ, sister A. Dawn Gooden, Paradise, CA, 10 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 6 nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, husband Kenneth, brother Jack Earl Spencer and wife Dolly, dear friend Frank Jones, and special loving friend and companion Robert Hill. Kenneth and Bettie learned, lived, and loved square dancing and round dancing and were members of the UT Round Dancing Assoc. They met and made many life-long friends while enjoying these activities. Bettie and Kenneth loved traveling and remained active all their lives. Bettie volunteered at Autumn Glow Senior Center in Kaysville. She participated in aerobics and yoga and loved walking. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 2, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, SLC. Friends and family may call Monday from 10:00-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment at Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at: www.larkincares.com. Published in Deseret News from Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, 2018

Sources

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2342153
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #5725951 (accessed 30 August 2022)
  Betty M Spencer (5), single daughter, in household of Alton L Spencer (26) in 103 West Freemont Avenue, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Born in Utah.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04225; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 30-89
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #112780338 (accessed 30 August 2022)
  Betty Marie Spencer (15), single daughter, in household of Alten L Spencer (35) in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah. Born in Utah.

• Marriage: "Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, 1941-1969"
  Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Death, Marriage, and Divorce Index Cards, Earliest Years up to 1967
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61829 #90140151 (accessed 30 August 2022)
  Betty Spencer marriage to Darwin Roberts on 28 Nov 1942 in Evanston, Wyoming, USA.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 288; Sheet Number: 73; Enumeration District: 30-109
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #10770642 (accessed 30 August 2022)
  Betty Roberts (25), wife, in household of Darwin R Roberts (26) in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Born in Utah.

• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  Ancestry Record 60525 #152353425 (accessed 30 August 2022)
  Bettie Marie Taylor burial (died on 25 Mar 2018) in Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

DNA

360 cM dna match with son, Doug and Hans Nielsen (Nielsen-1304). FTDNA