Mary Ellen Edmunds: key obituary facts
Is Mary Ellen Edmunds dead? Yes. Mary Ellen Edmunds died on May 21, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Mary Ellen Edmunds's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Mary Ellen Edmunds known for?
She was an American religious public speaker, author and nurse (1940-2026).
More about Mary Ellen Edmunds
Born: 3 March 1940.
Place of birth: Los Angeles.
Gender: female.
Occupation: director, university teacher, nurse.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Brigham Young University.
Employer: Brigham Young University.
Mary Ellen Edmunds, an American Latter-day Saints missionary and speaker, died on May 21, 2026, at age 86.
Born in Los Angeles on March 3, 1940, she grew up in Cedar City, Utah, and later earned a nursing degree from Brigham Young University in 1962. Edmunds served as a missionary in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia, and she was director of training at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, from 1978 to 1995.
She also served on the Relief Society general board and spent a brief period directing the Thrasher International Program for Children in Nigeria. In addition to her church work, she wrote books including Tug of War, Buck Up, Little Buckaroo and MEE Speaks.