Pauline R. Taylor 1911-2003 Obituary
The family of Pauline Ruby Rhodes Taylor requests the honor of your presence at the celebration of her home-going which occurred Tuesday evening, July 1, 2003 at 9:27 p.m. at her residence at 104 Wayne Ave., Elkins, following extended illnesses.
She was born Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1911, at Buckhannon, a daughter of the late James Reuben Rhodes and Bertha Oldaker Rhodes.
On Dec. 9, 1931, she was united in marriage to Edward Bond Taylor, who preceded her in death July 4, 1990.
She is survived by three daughters, Alma G. Vance, Kirkland, Wash., Naomi Ruth Pino and husband, the Rev. Nicolas Pino, El Paso, Texas, and Marian Fern Wood and husband, John W. Wood Jr., Elkins; six grandchildren, Diana Lynn Wise, Joseph Edward, Nicholas Stephen and Mark Anthony Pino and Nathaniel Paul and Daniel Joseph Wood; three great-grandchildren, Codi Ann and Calin Spade Wood and Hannah Elizabeth Pino; one sister, Velma Hyre, Clarksburg; one niece, Vivian Sventeck, Indianapolis, Ind.; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Preceding her in death besides her parents and husband, were two sons, Marvin Lee and Edward Hugh Taylor; and four sisters, Xenia, Arta Loudin, Virginia Beryl and Eva Christine Aaron.
She and her husband, Edward, operated the Woodlawn Dairy in the Chenoweth Creek Community for several years. Mrs. Taylor loved to cook and was well known for her salt rising bread.
Pauline and Ed gave their hearts to the Lord early in their marriage and served him faithfully until the end. They were leaders in the Elkins Church of God on Taylor Avenue, and they were one of the founding families of the former Assembly of God Church on Wilson Street.
Mrs. Taylor enjoyed extending hospitality to visiting ministers, organizing church functions, and was an active donor to the Assembly of God Muslim Outreach and David Wilkerson’s Teen Challenge. She is referred to as a “Prayer Warrior”.
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Sunday, Mrs. Taylor will be moved to the First Baptist Church of Elkins where final rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Marvin L. Parli and the Rev. Nicolas Pino will officiate and interment will follow at the Elkins Memorial Gardens, formerly the IOOF Cemetery, at Elkins. The grandsons and Charlie Lowther, III, will serve as pallbearers. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Pauline Ruby Rhodes Taylor. www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com From 3 Jul 2003.
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home, today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Sunday, Mrs. Taylor will be moved to the First Baptist Church of Elkins where final rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Marvin L. Parli and the Rev. Nicolas Pino will officiate and interment will follow at the Elkins Memorial Gardens (formerly the IOOF Cemetery) at Elkins. The grandsons and Charlie Lowther, III, will serve as pallbearers. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Pauline Ruby Rhodes Taylor. www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com From 5 Jul 2003.
Pauline R. Taylor 1911-2003 Obituary
