Myra J. Taggart Frost Obituary (1918 - 2007)

Myra Bingham Taggart Frost OGDEN - Myra Taggart Frost passed away January 29, 2007, of causes incident to age. She was born April 15, 1918, to Lorinda Olson and Edwin Marion Bingham. Her mother died while she was still a baby and she was raised by her stepmother, Julia Anderson Bingham. Mom graduated from Weber High School in 1936. Her passion was music. She received vocal training at Utah State University, Weber College and privately from Lester Hinchcliff. She was a soloist with the Ogden Tabernacle Choir and the Ogden Oratorio Society. She was a member of the Ogden Symphonic Choir, the Ogden Chorale and Sempre Musical Society. She sang in "All Faces West" and in countless church programs and funerals. She was active in the LDS Church, where she served in all the auxiliaries and as ward and stake music director. She worked as an office assistant to Dr. Ralph Pugmire and retired from the Ogden School District as a school secretary. On October 22, 1945, Myra married George Daniel Taggart in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with three sons, Daniel, Gregg and David. She also helped raise two nephews after their parent's deaths, James Buckwalter and James Bingham. Dad died on October 26, 1976. On April 8, 1987 she married George T. Frost, an old friend and former vocal partner. George died on January 9, 1996. She is survived by her sons and their wives and families, Dan and Susan, Gregg and Elaine, Dave and Natalie; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her stepchildren and their families, Karlyn Brett, Ted Campbell and Jackie Halversen. She was preceded in death by her parents and stepmother; her husbands; three brothers, Edwin Bingham, Marion Bingham, Robert VanDyke; two sisters, Maxine Buckwalter, Ann Larsen; and a stepdaughter, LuAnn Campbell. Many thanks to Dr. Friden, those who cared for her at Hospice for Utah and Manor Care, and to her friends and neighbors for their love and support during her difficult days. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 February 1, 2007 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 February 2, 2007 1:00 PM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 February 2, 2007