Earlene Rudolph Taylor

“Lil Sister”

Earlene Rudolph Taylor was born to the late Calvin Sr. and Ruth Lee Rudolph. At an early age she joined the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church where she was a devoted member until her health failed. Earlene was a proud graduate of G. W. Carver Senior High School and a graduate of Alabama State University where she earned a Bachelor’s degree and a graduate of Auburn University of Montgomery where she earned a Master’s degree in Special Education.

She was a teacher at McInnis School for 27 years before retiring. After retiring she continued to serve as a substitute teacher for Montgomery Public Schools.

Earlene was married to the late Bennie Watson Taylor, Sr. for 58 years and raised six children. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, nine siblings and a granddaughter, Mia Taylor. Earlene is survived by her daughter Shirley D. Brown, her sons; Bennie Jr. (Voncile), Reginald (Patricia), Rickey (Cora), Renard (Beverly), and Roscoe (Queferi). Her siblings Katie (Marvin) Ross and three brothers; Ned (Josephine), Lansing, Mich., Bernard (Shirley) and Issac Rudolph. Earlene was the proud grandmother of 13 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. Her sisters-in-law; De’Lesslyn Broome of Vicksburg, MS., Mary Rudolph, Montgomery, Al., and a brother-in- law Horace Lee, Sr. of Montgomery, Al. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and a special friend Lillian Hullett.

Visitation will be held at White Chapel-Greenwood Funeral Home, 909 Lincoln Road, Montgomery, AL 36109, US, on October 9, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Visitation will also be held at Mt Olive Baptist Church, 3465 Old Selma Rd, Montgomery, AL 36108, US, on October 11, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by a Celebration of Life at Mt Olive Baptist Church on October 11, 2026, beginning at 11:00 am.