Mass of Christian Burial for Lorena Taylor of Muenster is set for 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster with Father Ken Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Scott Funeral Home of Muenster. A Rosary/Vigil will be held at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Scott Funeral Home of Muenster.
Lorena Taylor passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Muenster Hospital, Muenster, TX. She was born November 4, 1921, the daughter and eleventh of twelve children of Emma and Joe Fisher, Sr. in Muenster, TX. She was in the first graduation class of Sacred Heart High school in 1939. Lorena went on to attend Our Lady of Victory College in Fort Worth, TX and North Texas State University (now University of North Texas), where she received a teaching degree While teaching in Wichita Falls, Lorena met Charles (Chuck) Taylor and they were married on September 17, 1941 in Sacred Heart Church in Muenster. They became the proud parents of three sons and one daughter.
While Chuck served in the Army, the family lived in many places around the world, including Washington, D.C., Kansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Ohio. In 1947, Lorena traveled on a transport ship to the Philippines for 23 days with three young children and over a hundred wives and their children. In 1956 and after Chuck’s retirement from the Army, the family settled on a farm south of Muenster. Even after Chuck’s death in 1963, the family continued to live on the farm.
Lorena began working in 1964 for the new hospital, Muenster Memorial Hospital, until her retirement in 1986. After selling the farm, Lorena built a home in town where she continued to live until her death.
Lorena is survived by her sons, Roger and wife, Jane Taylor and Steve and wife, Doreen Taylor all of Muenster, TX and daughter, Ginny Mangum of Tacoma, Washington, 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: her husband Chuck Taylor, all eleven of her brothers and sisters, and by one day by her son, Jerry Taylor, who was survived by his wife, Jane and sons, Charlie and Jim of the home.
Pallbearers were: Adam Taylor, Sandy Valentine, Nick Taylor, Laura Taylor, Charlie Taylor, and Jim Taylor. Honorary Pallbearer was Willie Fisher.
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