Karen Miller Taggart

On May 8th, 2025 in St. George, Utah our beloved mother, grandmother, & great grandmother Karen Miller Taggart, age 83 passed away peacefully and returned to her heavenly home to be reunited with her eternal companion Dennis DeVere Taggart and other loved ones. Karen was born May 24th, 1941 in Logan, Utah to Ray Soren Miller and Bessie Dona Powell. She loved growing up in Logan with her two sisters and younger brother. After high school graduation she met the love of her life Dennis DeVere Taggart and they were married on June 29th, 1960 in the Logan, Utah temple for eternity. Karen worked for the CIA in Washington D.C. while Dennis was attending George Washington University Medical School. During this time their son Dennis Jr was born. The three of them moved to St Louis, Missouri for his medical residency. Their daughter Pam was born 4 years later in Ft Eustis, Virginia. While her husband Dennis served in Viet Nam, Karen and the children moved to Logan to be near family. Years later the family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Dennis started his Internal medical practice and Karen was a devoted wife and mother. They raised their children in the Holladay, Utah area. She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and GG (Great Grandmother). She enjoyed cooking, sewing, spending time in the sun, reading the scriptures, & talking with others. She loved to make chocolates and had her own in-home business called Karen’s Candies. During these times the house always smelled of chocolate. When the kids were older, she went back to college and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Foods & Nutrition. She also wrote a cookbook called No Sugar Cooking which was published. She served faithfully in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in many capacities but especially loved serving in the primary. She loved doing family history, attending the temple and she served for a period in the Salt Lake Temple. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dennis DeVere Taggart, parents, Ray Soren Miller & Bessie Dona Powell, parents-in-law DeVere Jerome Taggart & Myrtle Faye Hodges, sisters, Dona Rae Christopherson & Jolene Heaps, brother-in-law, Richard Taggart, Sister-in-law, Jane Taggart, & great granddaughter OakLee Paulette Engman She is survived by son, Dennis DeVere Taggart Jr (Helen), daughter Pamela Engman (Brian), 8 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, brother Scott Miller (Cherilyn), brother-in-law Todd Taggart, sister-in-law Judy Taggart & many beloved nieces and nephews. Viewing to be held Thursday, May 15th, 2025 from 6-7:30pm at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S Highland Dr, Millcreek, Utah 84106 Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service to be held at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park on Friday, May 16th at noon. Family and friends are invited to share condolences online at www.SerenitySTG.com Arrangements are under the direction of Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, 435-986-9100.

Karen Miller Taggart

May 24, 1941 - May 8, 2025