Gertrude Taylor

GERTRUDE TAYLOR

Marion

Gertrude Arthur Taylor, 91, a resident of Colonial Manor, Middle Amana, formerly of Marion, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Memorial Service: 3 p.m. Friday, April 18, at First Presbyterian Church, Marion. The family will greet friends following the service at the church. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo.

Survivors include her children, David (Kathy) Taylor of Marion, Janet (James) King of Primm Springs, Tenn., and Norma (Bill) Hanse of Marion; nine grandchildren, Daniel (Jodi) Taylor, Tony (Brandy) Taylor, Joe (Jessica) Taylor, Jon (Erin) Taylor, Jamie Taylor, Amy Hanse, Andrew Hanse, Taylor King and Will King; 11 great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, the Rev. Wilbert Gough.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald; infant daughter, Patricia; brother, Robert Arthur; and sister, Florence Gough.

Gertrude was born July 29, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Daniel and Maria (Alexy) Arthur. She graduated from Olney High School in Philadelphia and married the Rev. Donald Taylor on March 16, 1946, in Philadelphia. Gertrude was very supportive and assisted Donald in his ministry in Grandin, N.D., Hen-drum, Minn., Russell, Minn., Mediapolis, Iowa, Earl-ham, Iowa, and Union, Mo. She was an elder and a deacon in the Presbyterian Church USA.

Following Donald's death in 1984, she moved to Marion, where she was an active member of First Presbyterian Church.

Gertrude enjoyed quilting, gardening, traveling and was a member of a book club. She was a volunteer for the Marion Public Library and was the greatest and most loving grandmother.

Memorials may be directed to The Alzheimer's Association, American Heart Association, First Presbyterian Church of Marion or Especially For You Race Program at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, in Gertrude's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for Gertrude at www.murdochfuneral home.com under obituaries.