Elva Eliza Olsen Christenson Anderson Taylor, 82, passed away November 5, 1994, in Gunnison, Utah.

She was born October 23, 1912 in Fayette, Utah, a daughter of Eric Joseph and Dora Mellor Olsen. She married Henry M. Christensen in the Manti Temple; they were later divorced. She then married Earnest Anderson on May 13, 1946 in Evanston, Wyoming. He died April 17, 1976. Later, she married Owen E. Taylor on June 16, 1978 in Delta, Utah. He died January 23, 1987.She was a member of the DUP and loved to do handiwork.

She is survived by one son and two daughters, Keven J. Christenson of Fontana, Calif.; Mrs. William (Delis) Shebs of Houston, Texas; Mrs. Gordon (Claudia) Peterson of San Jose, Calif.; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Iva Fairclough of Salt Lake; and Mrs. Gladys Lyman of Spanish Fork.

Funeral services will be held Friday, November 11, at 11 a.m., in the Salina Stake Center, 98 West 400 North. Friends may call at the stake center Friday morning 9:30 to 10:30 prior to services. Burial will be in the Fayette Cemetery under the direction of Springer Turner Funeral Homes of Salina and Richfield.

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