TAYLOR, Wilma Mae (Howard) 1914-2013

TAYLOR, HAUSMAN, HOWARD

Posted By: COUNTY COORDINATOR
Date: 10/2/2013 at 00:33:25

CHARLES CITY, IOWA -- Wilma M. Taylor, 99, of Charles City, died Monday, September 30, 2013, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah.

Funeral services for Taylor will be held 11 a.m. Monday, October 7, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Charles City. Pastor Jim Beranek will officiate. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.

Friends may call one hour prior to the service Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church.

The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com .

Mason City Globe Gazette website, 2 OCT 2013
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Wilma Taylor

Birth: May 4, 1914
Death: September 30, 2013

Service Date: Monday, October 7, 2103 11:00 a.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church

Wilma M. Taylor, 99, of Charles City died Monday, September 30, 2013, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah.

Funeral services for Wilma Taylor will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 7, 2013 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Charles City. Pastor Jim Beranek will officiate. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford. Friends may call one hour prior to the service Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church.

Wilma Mae Taylor was born May 4, 1914, the daughter of Harry and Marie (Hausman) Howard. She was educated in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School. After graduation, she was employed as a cashier and bookkeeper. On June 14, 1933, Wilma was united in marriage to Wayne W. Taylor. The couple farmed near Rockford and Nashua until 1941 when they purchased a farm south of Charles City. In 1981 they retired from farming and moved into Charles City.

Wilma was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Pythian Sisters, Floyd County Historical Society, Business and Professional Women, Help A Neighbor and Chat a Bit Club. She was also a charter member of the Charles City Art Association. Wilma volunteered as a 4-H Leader and was employed as an opinion writer for "Wallace Farmer Magazine" for 20 years.

Living family members include her son Ronald and wife Nina of Decorah; five grandchildren: David Taylor and wife Karen of Tiburon, Calif., Steven Taylor of Norwalk, Brian Taylor and wife Brenda of Decorah, Robert Oakland of Minneapolis, Minn. and Crystal Griffen and husband Jesse of Charles City; six great-grandsons: Blake, Brock and Aaron Taylor, Dominick and Rusty "RJ" Barker and Dyllan Griffen; five great-granddaughters: Amanda, Gracia, Payton and Rachel Taylor and Paulina Oakland; three step-grandchildren: Elizabeth, Brad and Patrick (Dana) Peterson; two step-great-granddaughters: Katrina and Evelyn Peterson; two nieces: Juanita and Kathy; along with other family members and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Marie Howard; husband, Wayne; son, Gary; and her two sisters: Kathryn Howard and Delores Norris.

Source: Hauser Funeral Home website, 5 OCT 2013