“I don’t get mad, I get angry”
Ann Taggart Geary
September 17, 1956--May 17, 2024
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister, Ann Taggart Geary, returned to her Heavenly Father on May 17, 2024 after a valiant battle with a very rare blood disease. Her husband and children were right by her side.
Ann was born on September 17, 1956, in the Old Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah to Blaine and Susanna Taggart. She spent her formative years in Clearfield, Utah where she was active in dance, gymnastics, debate, choir, student government, diving and cheerleading, to name a few.
Family was very important to Ann. She loved her three sisters and two brothers dearly. As a family they enjoyed camping and boating and anything involving water. They danced and played games and sang together.
Ann went to North Davis Junior High and then was a Clearfield Falcon. As a cheerleader, she could name every school mascot and sing you every school fight song, with actions! The summer between her junior and senior year, Ann was diagnosed with Spondyloslisthesis of the spine, but that didn’t stop her. Ann spent her senior year cheerleading in a body cast with her biggest smiles. She also served on the Seminary Council. Ann was a friend to all and all sought her friendship.
After high school, Ann attended Weber State College where she met newly returned missionary David Geary in Jack Steele’s Rapid Reading class. Soon they went on a date and decided that if they got married and had a son, Aaron was a good name. Thus began a love story for the ages. They were married for time and all eternity in the Ogden Temple on July 1, 1976.
Motherhood was extremely important to Ann. When Aaron and Alisha started school Ann became a professional volunteer. She was Elementary, Middle School, and High School PTA President and Counsel PTA President. She was the Volunteer Auxillary President of Logan Regional Hospital and played a key role as Chair of the Summerfest Art Faire and Jazz Festival. She was on the board of the Cache Food Pantry, Cache Valley Center for the Arts, and BATC. She was a member of the Logan City School Board for 28 years and it will be the first time that she will not be at Logan High’s graduation ceremony.
Ann was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was devoted to serving the Lord. She served as Primary President and Young Women’s President and influenced a whole generation of children and youth. With her sweetheart, she lead six Book of Mormon Youth Conferences and four Pioneer Treks, as well as countless girl’s camps and a river trip. Her most cherished possession was her relationship with her Heavenly Father and His Son. Her testimony shown in her sparkly eyes and big smile, even as she cried.
Ann is survived by her husband of 47 years, David Geary, her two children Aaron(Brooke) and Alisha(Steve), her grandchildren Rylie, Mason, Bracken, Sydnie, Taylie, her parents Blaine and Susanna Taggart, and five siblings Kristi(Kent), Julie(Brent), Nate(Carolee), Karin(Eric) and Matt(Meredith).
Funeral services were held on Thursday May 23, 2024, at 12:00 pm—1pm at the Cache Stake Center, 280 West 1200 North, Logan, Utah.
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Two Years Gone
It’s been two years since mom passed. I wanted to share how great she was at road trips. When we were little, she would bring a snack bag full of things to to do and to eat. Mechanical pencils, markers, coloring books, micromachines, . . She thought of everything we might need. She made it so fun. ❤️Lish
One Year Anniversary
Creativity and imagination are just two of the wonderful traits my Nannie Ann possessed. Through our time together, she helped foster my developing love for magic and imagination. As a child, we would spend hours together creating and acting out our homemade fairytales. Most often, I played the princess while she played the prince/evil witch/parental figure simultaneously. No matter the tale, she always let me be the star and guide the story where I thought it should go. When I entered kindergarten, a new game developed at recess. The little girls would pretend to faint, and the little boys would have to “save” them. I enjoyed this game, and it translated into my playtime with Nannie. I began to “faint” and ask to be saved by the handsome prince (again, Nannie). She indulged me a few times, but as I continued to faint and beg to be saved, she had a conversation with me. She asked me something along the lines of, “Rylie, why do you keep wanting me to save you? Why can’t you save yourself?” I remember pondering this for a moment, and replied that it was fun for her to save me. She replied, “It’s okay for you to want to be a princess, but you don’t always need a prince to save you. It’s okay to save yourself.” At the time, I did not quite understand the depths of these words. It made sense that I could be a princess, but also possess the ability to save my metaphorical “kingdom” myself. As time went on through my elementary years, our stories grew more complex. I aspired to be a strong and brave princess who wore fancy dresses but could also wield a sword. I could perform magic and talk to the animals while also fighting the mighty dragon that threatened our kingdom. Again, I did not quite understand the depth of the message Nannie had taught me. I just enjoyed getting to be whoever I wanted to be in our story. It’s now been a full year since my wonderful grandmother passed away, and many years since we would dress up and tell stories, but her messaging remains so strong within me. Through a simple message to a five-year-old, she taught me that it is possible to be soft and feminine while also being strong and heroic. Wisdom, beauty, and strength can be wielded within one soul. Not only was this her message to me, but it was also her example that she lived. She was a devoted mother and homemaker, while also a force in influencing the community. She possessed a remarkable willingness to serve everyone around her and would fiercely protect the people and ideas she loved so dearly. I wish I could express to her how much her example has meant to me as I continue to navigate adulthood and the world without her. Many more lives than just my own have also been forever blessed by what Ann Geary has taught. I love you, Nannie Ann, and I can’t wait to see you again one day 🩷
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