  Marvin S. Taylor 27 October 1921 - 25 November 2003 Herald Democrat Friday, November 28, 2003 Pg A14 Marvin Sherman Taylor Van Alstyne - Marvin Sherman Taylor, 82, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, in Baylor Medical Center - Dallas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church in Van Alstyne with the Rev. Jack Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Van Alstyne Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Harvey Wilson, David Campbell, Tommy Smith, Jeff Edwards, Benny Edwards, Steve Jackson. Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace Tooley, Joe Eatherly, Roy Jackson. Mr. Taylor was born October 27, 1921, in Greenville, the son of Floyd George Taylor and Tommie Elizabeth Hackly. He married Venus Smith on February 22, 1941, in Greenville. He served as Superintendent of Van Alstyne schools for 12 years. He served as Mayor for two years, City Councilman for four years. He was a member of PRS on the state and local level, listed in Who's Who in American Education. Surviving are his wife, Venus Taylor of Van Alstyne; son Jerry Taylor and wife, Margie of Plano; daughter, Kay Waller and husband, Bill of Dallas; three grandchildren, Mary Hall and husband, Mike of Los Alamos, New Mexico; Jeff Waller and wife, Kristy of Austin; Kate Taylor of Denver, Colorado; three great-grandchildren, Nathaniel and Jessica Hall, Janie Waller; sister, Dorothy and one brother, Charles. Family night will be Friday from 7-8 p.m. at Flesher Funeral Home.  Van
Alstyne, Texas -- Venus Idell (Smith) Taylor, 93, of Van Alysyne,
Texas, died peacefully Monday evening, November 16, 2015 at
Medical Center of Plano.
Venus was born on June 23, 1922, in Cumby, Texas, northeast of Dallas, the daughter of John Smith and Minnie Denton, the 9th of 11 children. She married her high school sweetheart Marvin Sherman Taylor on February 22, 1941. During WWII, they started a dairy and farm near Cumby, using mule power, and ran it until Sherman was drafted for service with the U.S. Army in the Pacific. Afterwards, Sherman went to college on the GI Bill at East Texas State in Commerce. After raising her children, Venus went back to school at Texas Women's University in Denton to receive her degree in Education, and taught first grade for over 20 years in Melissa, Henrietta, and Van Alstyne, where Sherman was superintendent of schools and later mayor. Venus was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne. She loved to craft, and made many lovely blankets, paintings, and baby toys. Her grandchildren have many happy memories of summer days spent shelling peas and taking long walks with her. Venus moved to Plano in 2005 to be closer to her children. Venus was preceded in death by her husband and best friend of 63 years, Marvin Sherman Taylor, and granddaughter Kate Taylor Schieltz. Venus Idell (Smith) Taylor is survived by a daughter, Kay Waller and husband Bill of Dallas; son, Jerry Taylor and wife Margy of Plano; grandchildren, Mary and Jeff; and great-grandchildren, Nate, Jessica, Janie, and Evan. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2015 at Scoggins Funeral Home in Van Alstyne with the Rev Scott McClain officiating. Visitation will be one hour earlier. Burial will follow at Van Alstyne Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to your favorite charity or to the Van Alystyne Methodist Church.  Van Alstyne Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |