Pauline Taylor

Published 4:40 pm Monday, March 6, 2017

On Sunday, March 5, 2017, a golden heart stopped beating when Mrs. Pauline Taylor, 83, of Elizabethton, went home to be with her Lord. Mrs. Taylor was a daughter of the late Roby and Ira Glenn Bowers Danner and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron “Chig” Taylor; two step-sisters, Mag Nidiffer and Ella Buckles; and a step-brother, Skyler Bowers.
Mrs. Taylor was retired from Southeastern Apparel and was a member of Moore’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. She loved to shop with her family, dine out, and especially enjoyed the holidays.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Barbara Sams, and her husband, Guy, Elizabethton, Judy Peters, Morganton, N.C., and Patty Glover, Elizabethton; two sisters, Oma Jean Woods and Pansy Rouse, both of Elizabethton; grandchildren, Tracie Stout, Kim Browning, Pepper Dyer, Ginger Glover and Ashley Garland; and great-grandchildren, Tiffany Townson, Jonathan Townson, Justin Browning, Austin Dyer, Jessica Browning, and a special great-granddaughter, Haley Glover, whom she raised and loved very much. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to honor the life of Mrs. Taylor will be conducted at noon Wednesday, March 8, in the Chapel of Peace, Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Steve Burleson and Rev. Bill Greer officiating. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 11 a.m. until noon Wednesday, prior to the service, or at the home of her daughter, Barbara Sams, at other times. The committal and entombment will follow the funeral service in the Mausoleum of Faith at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Daniel Garland, Heath Browning, Justin Browning, David Dyer, Austin Dyer, Larry Absher, Aaron Potter and Mark Burke. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 2335 Knob Creek Road, Johnson City, TN 37604. The family would like to express a special heartfelt thank you to the staff, nurses and CNAs of Life Care Center of Elizabethton, especially Sheila Maupin, Sabrina Brown, Lauren Heaton, Sandra Lewis, Jane Hart and Michael Vuone for the love and care shown to Mrs. Taylor and her family. Online condolences may be shared with the family at our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Taylor and her family are in the care of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. Office: (423) 542-2232. Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917.