Barbara Garred Taylor

Barbara was born on August 24, 1935 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Anna Margaret and Bernard Garred, Barbara grew up in Brownsville surrounded by the love of her parents and her fourteen brothers and sisters. She met Sam Taylor in 1953 and they were married on December 27, 1954 at St. Peter’s Church. Over the years they were blessed with three children, Samuel, Veronica and Gretchen.

Barbara will be remembered for her love of family, strong faith, infectious smile, immense kindness, and her love of a good game of cards.

Barbara was a devoted wife, mother and friend to many. She successfully balanced her children’s education and 4H activities, working as the office manager for the family company with her active participation in her church and community. Barbara loved gardening and took great pride in her tenure with the Brownsville Garden Club.

As the tenth child of fifteen, she learned the importance of family early on and helped to organize many family reunions and followed in the footsteps of her mother and sisters in becoming a nurse.

In 2012 Barbara and Sam permanently relocated from Brownsville to Marco Island, Florida where they served as Eucharistic ministers and ushers for San Marco Catholic Church and were active members of the Power Boat Squadron. Barbara always believed that exercise was the key to staying young and worked out religiously at the Marco YMCA and continued to do so until her death.

Barbara was blessed with four granddaughters who were the joy of her life. Known to them as Gram and DeDe, her time spent with them was filled with constant laughter, love and many cooking lessons.

Barbara is survived by her son, Samuel (Mary Ann) Taylor; daughters, Veronica (Sam Gill) Taylor and Gretchen Carroll; grandchildren, Erika Taylor, Dana Taylor, Sarah Carroll and Abby Carroll, brothers; Hugh (Kip) and James, sisters; Christine Chamberlin, Anna Margaret Krebs and Bernadette (Bonnie) Woodward.

She is preceded in death by her husband Sam; her parents, Anna Margaret and Bernard; brothers, Bernard, George, Thomas and John; sisters, Trudy Thompson, Mary Ann Psotka, Rita Monti, Theresa McGovern and Catherine Brosky.