Lois Estelle Wylie Taylor
Lois Estelle Wylie Taylor passed away April 9. She was born Feb. 27, 1920, and was the daughter of the late Henry Jewel Wylie and Mittie Elizabeth Walker Wylie.
Estelle graduated from Hackleburg High School, where she played basketball and made many lifelong friends. She worked, as a young woman, as a beautician and later as switchboard operator during WWII. She traveled with her husband from the early days to Washington, D.C., and later to Florida and California. She spent most of her life living in Huntsville. She loved flowers and gardening, needlework and sewing and being on the beach. She devoted her life’s work to her family and church as long as she was able.
She lived 97 years, a very kind and loving life. She took care of her family, providing them with all she had to give. She was a loving daughter, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Donnis Elbert Taylor; by her brother, Raymond; Wylie and wife Freda, her sister, Evelyn Wylie Hulsey and husband Travis. She is also preceded in death by sisters-in-law Bonnie Taylor Hargett and husband Joe, Bettye Taylor Hamilton and husband Jack and Alice Taylor Hargett and husband Athel; and brother-in-law Raymond Taylor.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda K. Taylor (Hasbrouck), and her son, Steve Warren Taylor and wife Rosalie. She is also survived by her granddaughter, Ashley Taylor Hasbrouck Pendergrass and husband Benjamin Pendergrass and twin great-grandsons, Jack Lawrence Pendergrass and Levi Ward Pendergrass, all of Huntsville, and many nephews and nieces and great-nephews and nieces. She is also survived by close sisters-in-law Evelyn Taylor Barber and Sue Hester Taylor and one brother-in-law, Harley Taylor and wife Raycene Taylor.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Madison Manor Nursing Home in Madison, for the care and services provided.
Services will be graveside only April 14 at 1 p.m. at Cedar Tree Cemetery in Hackleburg. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Research in her memory.
Honorary pallbearers are Ray Wylie, John Barber, Dan Hargett, Michael Hargett, Jake Hargett, Mark Taylor, Jerry Hulsey and Larry Taylor.
