EllaRae Brady Edwards

EllaRae Brady Edwards was born February 17, 1941, in the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. The first of five children born to Jack and Elna Brady. She was a member of the Granite High School graduating class of 1959.

She married Terry Fuller and they had 3 children. Carrie Sorensen, Ken Fuller (Colleen), Jack Fuller (Kim). She later divorced. She was a good mother, raising 3 children on her own while working full-time.

She later graduated in Business from Salt Lake City Business School.

She worked many years at Litton Industries as a configuration specialist on airplane guidance systems. Waking up in the middle of the night to have business conversations with our NATO allies, who were on far different time zones.

She later met Tom Edwards, the love of her life, and they were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She accompanied him around the country in his work. Living in Connecticut and Texas before retiring to Moab, Utah. After a busy 10 years in Moab, where she was a Foster Parent to 20 young children at various times in her home. Scout Committee Chairman for 8 years during this time overseeing 18 young men earn the Eagle Scout Award. All this time serving as a Matron in the Monticello LDS Temple, and finally retiring to Mesquite, Nevada.

During the 16 years she spent in El Paso she served as Primary President, and Bishops’ wife for her husband. She also worked at Raytheon Guidance Systems as a purchasing agent on the Patriot Missile System. She loved this job because she was able to travel while visiting her vendors.

She loved the outdoors and in 2018 was elected “Four-Wheeler of the Year” by the Red Rock Four Wheelers of Moab, Utah. She earned this honor by working many hours on the “Moab Easter Jeep Safari”.

EllaRae was loved by all who knew her. She was very active with the Anthem Retirement Ward ladies Tuesday Lunch group and will be missed dearly by her lady friends. She was also active in the Sun City Jeep Club. Jeeping was their passion in retirement.

She loved all her children dearly, including her stepdaughter Tanya and (Dave Cronin) of Stonington, CT.

She is survived by sister JoAnn Schuldies, brother John Brady (Kim) and three children; Carrie Rae Fuller Sorensen, Kenneth Brent Fuller (Colleen), Jack Kieth Fuller (Kim) and stepdaughter Tanya Lynn Edwards (David). 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Jack Emery Morris Joseph Brady and Elna Dorthy Adams Brady, two sisters and their husbands, Karen Louise Brady Bench and Douglas Bench, Merrilyn Brady Kirkman and Lynn Dean Kirkman.

So will be missed by all those who knew her.