Elaine Taylor Brown

November 5, 1942 - July 7, 2019

Elaine Taylor Brown, 76 years old, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, died July 7, 2019. She was born November 5, 1942 to Ward Ray Taylor and Rula Ann Buchanan Taylor. She found the love of her life in VaLoy E. Brown and was married on May 26, 1962 in the Loa building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The couple was sealed for time and all eternity 5 years later in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Elaine was a wonderful wife and mother to her family and was always ready to bake something good to eat or create a beautiful quilt. Her family meant everything to her. Elaine and VaLoy brought 5 children into the world and cared for and loved each of them. Elaine was a hard worker at whatever she did and took great pride in her church callings, as she especially enjoyed leading the music in sacrament meeting for many years. During her younger years, Elaine enjoyed going to dances and sporting events. She was the secretary of her student body in high school, excelled in typing and shorthand and was very much involved in the social life of the time. After high school, Elaine attended beauty school for a while until moving to the San Diego area to support VaLoy in the service as newlyweds. Working for years on end to help support the family, Elaine worked as quality control at 2 sewing factories, but her favorite job was managing the bakery at her son's Deli- a 10 year love affair with dough. Once her children became old enough to be involved in sports, Elaine was always there giving her support. She made beautiful piece quilts as gifts and sold many as well. She loved baking and cooking- divinity, egg noodles, raisin filled cookies and doughnuts were just a few of her specialties (her glazed doughnuts were donated for cub scout fund raisers for many years). Elaine leaves behind her husband VaLoy Brown of fifty-seven years, one older brother, Reed Taylor and a younger brother, Robert Taylor. She had one deceased sister, Floris Taylor Cloward, and three baby brothers. Elaine has five children that survive her, Kevin Brown, Keldon Brown, Becky Brown Taylor, Darl Brown and Darrin Brown. Elaine was also a very loving grandmother to twenty-one grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Services which will be held Thursday, July 11th, at 1:00 pm, at the Timpanogos 4th Ward, 425 East 500 North, Pleasant Grove, Utah, where a Viewing will be held prior to services from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. The Dedication of the Grave will follow at the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.