Mrs. Oleta Taylor, age 95, of Mesquite, Texas passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023. She was born on November 27, 1927 in Bailey, Texas to Vestal and Edith Smith. Oleta was raised in Randolph, Texas and married Robert Calvin Taylor in 1943 and the couple had two children. She was an Insurance Clerk at Continental Insurance and Fireman's Fund where she worked for over 20 years. Oleta was a lifelong member of the Mesquite Church of Christ.
In her spare time, Oleta enjoyed being surrounded by her family. Her family and friends will always remember her as a loving, helpful and caring person.
Oleta is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert C. Taylor; sons, Douglas Taylor and Terry Taylor; grandson, Joshua Taylor and sisters, Oneta Baker, and Freda Shackelford. She is survived by granddaughters, Jennifer Griffin and husband, Marvin and Kimberley Taylor, grandson, Kyle Taylor and wife, Kaylee and daughter in law, Cheryl Taylor; great-grandsons, Cord Guinn and wife, Jenna, Chase Griffith, Sloan Taylor, Calder Taylor, Bauer Taylor, Thorin Taylor, great-great granddaughter, Phoebe Wright; sisters, Betty Blackerby, Peggy Daughtery, Janie Milstien and Celia Conrad and brother, Johnny Smith and wife, Shirley, and many loving nieces and nephews.
A visitation for Oleta will be held Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Anderson-Clayton-Gonzalez Funeral Home, 1111 Military Pkwy, Mesquite, Texas 75149. A funeral service will occur Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 9:30 AM, 1111 Military Pkwy, Mesquite, Texas 75149. A committal service will occur Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 11:30 AM at DFW National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, Texas 75211.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.andersonclaytongonzalez.com for the Taylor family.
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