Obit of Taylor, Sadie Rose Gurley - Bryan County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 27 Jan 2008 Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/bryan/bryan.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Oakmont Memorial Cemetery--Lafayette CA Taylor, Sadie Rose Gurley SADIE ROSE GURLEY TAYLOR Sadie Rose Taylor was born on November 19, 1916, in Kiersey, Oklahoma. She went to her heavenly home on Christmas Day, December 25, 2006, in Fresno, California. Sadie's father died when she was only four years old. Her mother, a teacher, brought the little family to the Bay Area of California. After high school graduation, Sadie went on to graduate from John Brown College in Arkansas with a major in music, and from San Francisco State University with a major in education. She took additional graduate work at the University of Hawaii. In 1948, Sadie married O. John Taylor in Richmond, California. For many years, she taught in Bay Area schools including Richmond, Sunnyvale and Pacifica. She was also principal of the elementary school in Coloma, California. In 1972, when she came with her husband to Fowler, she retired from teaching. Sadie and John were members of the Fowler Baptist Church, where she was Pianist or Choir Director for 25 years. Since they have lived at Fairwinds Retirement Community in Fresno, she and her husband have been members of the Evangelical Free Church in Fresno. For many years, she was a member of (FIA) Fowler Improvement Association, where she held several local and regional offices. She was also a member of John Brown University Heritage Society. She was preceded in death by her parents, William P. Gurley and Lou Carson Gurley; and her brothers, James Gurley and William C. Gurley. She is survived by her husband, O. John Taylor; children of her brothers, Judy Arbini and her husband Robert of Stockton, California, Linda Millen and her husband Robert of Vista, California, Lisa Gai and her husband Robert of San Ramon, California, Wendell Gurley of Arroyo Grande, California, and Michael Gurley of San Francisco, California; and numerous in-laws and cousins. Sadie was buried beside other family members in the Bay Area at a private Graveside Service held at Oakmont Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette, California, on Saturday, January 6, 2007. A Memorial Service will be held at Fowler Baptist Church on Saturday, January 13, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the donor's favorite charity. WALLIN FUNERAL HOMESFowler, CA 834-2531 Published in the Fresno Bee from 1/7/2007 - 1/14/2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/bryan/bryan.htm