Amanda Jane Knight Holley daughter Sarah Elizabeth Taylor daughter of John Taylor son of William Taylor (1787-1839) son of Joseph Taylor Jr (1751-1819)
Obituary 4929
Edith died 4 May 2001, in Burley, Idaho, at the home of her son. She was 98. Edith was born 22 Dec 1902 in Slatervile, Weber, Utah, the daughter of Henry Cecil and Amanda Jane Knight Holley.
Edith married William Leonard Patterson on Match 12, 1924, in the Salt Lake Temple. Following their marriage, they resided in West Point, Utah. They lived in the Ogden area and later moved to the Rupert-Burley area, where her husband owned and operated a farm and barber shop. He preceded her in death on December 27, 1988.
Singing was the love of her life. She sang duets and solos from the time she was 8 years old. She sang one of her last solos in St. George, Utah, at the age of 94, at a Relief Society Birthday Party. She was an artist and her paintings adorn her families’ homes. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and served in many capacities in the various auxiliaries.
Survivors included a son, three daughters, thirty-one grandchildren; one hundred thirty-three great grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Patterson; two grandsons, James Tegan and Kenton Banner; and three great grandchildren. Interment 8 May 2001 at the View Cemetery, Burley.
