A memorial service will be held August 9, at 2:00 pm at Calvary Baptist Church in Hamilton.
Stella Taylor was born May 4, 1941, in Hamilton, Texas, to William Cecil and Vera Mae (Blodgett) Donahoo.
She attended 12 years of school in Hamilton and graduated in 1959. She married Kenneth Taylor after graduation in June of 1959. They moved to Dallas where Kenneth was in the fire department. They moved back to Hamilton in the summer of 1972. They had three children Bill, Darla and Mark.
Stella worked at Patty’s and Walls and retired when Walls sewing factory went out of business. She loved to read, make ceramics, crochet and especially shopping! She made several nativity scenes with her ceramics for family and friends.
She was a Christian by faith and loved her Lord. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Hamilton. She along with her husband served on the North American Mission Board for 15 years and travelled across the United States spreading the gospel. She also clowned as “LuLu” with her husband “Jingles” as missionaries. They travelled to Hungary and attended the Olympics in Utah doing their mission work.
After retiring, they spent half their time in Creede, Colorado where she loved the beauty of the outdoors and all the flowers. She loved ice cream and as such would travel to the San Juan Soda Shop in Lake City at least once while there in Colorado. She loved spending time with her children, grand-children, and great grand-children and would often attend their band, sports or school events.
Stella is survived by son, Bill and wife Toni; daughter, Darla and husband Mike Cole; and son, Mark and wife Michele of Tomball; grand-children, Jennifer (Ty) Kirkham of Lamkin; Stephanie (Robert) Mullins of Marble Falls; David Taylor of Stephenville; Michael (Abrianne) Taylor of Aransas Pass; Jessica (Cameron) Biffle of Palacios; Jeremiah (Jessica) Taylor of Carbon; Jade Taylor of Brownwood; great grand-children, Lucy Cochran, Braxton and Bexley Morris, Elias and Ellie Taylor, Lynlee, Emersyn and Stokley Taylor, and Croix and Callie Biffle; her brother, Bo (Susan) Donahoo of Gatesville; sisters in law Martha Massingill of Hamilton and Rita (Kyle) Arnold of Evant; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, in-laws Tom and Inez Taylor and granddaughter, Tiffany Cole.
The family would like to thank Solaris Hospice, especially Lacie Born and Pecan Creek Healthcare Center, for the care she received while in the nursing home and Hospice aid Carol Beaty and home health aides Brenda Townsend and Shauna DaCosta for her care while at home.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to North American Mission Board (namb.net) P.O. Box 116543, Atlanta, GA 30368-6543; Creede Baptist Church (creedebaptistchurch.org), P.O. Box 151, Creede, CO 81130; or Calvary Baptist Church (cbchamilton.org), 805 E. St. Hwy 22, Hamilton. TX 76531.
