Obit of Mabel Taylor (t460) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 5 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 17 July 2002 MABEL TAYLOR Funeral services for Mabel Taylor, 103, of Verden, Okla., are pending with McRay's Verden Funeral Home. Mabel Taylor was born Feb. 12, 1899, and died on Wednesday, July 17, 2002, in Chickasha, Okla. ==================== The Chickasha Express-Star 18 July 2002 MABEL A. GRAHAM TAYLOR Funeral service for Mabel A. Graham Taylor, age 103, of Verden, Oklahoma, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2002, in the Verden United Methodist Church, Rev. Gerald Powley will officiate, and Lorene Brooks will assist. Mabel Graham Taylor was born on February 12, 1899, near Wymore, Nebraska. In 1901, she came with her parents, John Thomas Janssen and Minnie Frances Fisher Janssen, in a covered wagon to the Pocasset area. She died on Wednesday, July 17, 2002, in Chickasha. Mabel received her education at the Liberty Grade School and the Pocasset High School. Her transportation was by horse and buggy. On October 1, 1919, Mabel married George Graham of Verden. They farmed near Pocasset then moved north of Verden where they raised seven of their eight children. Their oldest son, Floyd, died in February of 1929. When the Grahams retired, they moved into Verden. George died in July of 1966. Mabel later married Everett Taylor who also preceded her in death in January of 1986. Mabel attended the Dutton Methodist Church during her early years. She has been active in the Verden United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women since 1964. Mabel rang the bell for the church each Sunday morning until 2001. Mabel enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and her daily walk to the Verden Nutrition Center for lunch with her friends. She loved to sit on her porch swing. She was also preceded in death by her parents, six brothers, two sisters, two daughters, one granddaughter and one great grandchild. Survivors include: 2 sons; Ralph Graham, of Chow Chilla, California, and Donald Graham, of Verden; 3 daughters: Iva Cramer of Murdock, Kansas, Jean Callies of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and Lois Roache, of Seminole, Texas; sister: Margaret Janssen Cavet, of Woodward; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; ten great, great grandchildren, two great, great, great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Interment will be in the Verden Cemetery. Service will be under the direction of McRay's Verden Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Verden United Methodist Church.