Obit of Taylor, Margaret Alexander - Murray County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Dennis Muncrief 31 Jul 2005 Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Taylor Alexander Falkner Classification: Obituary Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/1225 Margaret Alexander Taylor Margaret Alexander Taylor was born June 12, 1926 in Magnolia, Ark., to Louie Maye (Falkner) and Sam P. Alexander. She and her husband, Joe, were publishers of the Davis News from 1956 until her retirement in 1992. In 1990-91, Margaret was the first woman president of the Oklahoma Press Association. After her retirement, she remained active in the OPA. She was currently serving on the Nominating Committee and was Recording Secretary of the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. She was later inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, as was her husband. One reference spoke of her "aggressive leadership and faithful service." Margaret was the first female President of the Davis Kiwanis Club. While in Kiwanis she was active in the Coats for Kids project. She was a past President of the Oklahoma Friend's of the Library Association. She was instrumental in getting the Bookmobile into Murray County and later a library building in Davis. She served as Chairperson of the Chickasaw Regional Library System and was on the same Board of Directors another year. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and an Honorary member of the Davis FFA. She served on the Davis Public School Foundation. Margaret was a member of Akomda Club, HCE Progressive group, the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Needlework Guild, and Embroidery's Guild of both Norman and Pauls Valley. She worked with the Murray County Literacy program. Margaret and her husband were Oklahoma State graduates. She married Joe W. Taylor on September 9, 1948 in Magnolia, Ark. Margaret is survived by a daughter, Deborah A. Starks, Yukon and four grandsons, Rich Bahner and his wife, Kelli of Fort Worth, Texas, Jason Starks of Yukon, Cody and Denver Taylor, both of Sulphur. She had three great-granddaughters, Isabella Bahner, Gabrielle Starks and Katelynn Taylor, and one great-grandson, Raylen Bahner, and her only brother, John E. Alexander of Magnolia, Ark. She died May 21 and preceded in death by her husband, Joe W. Taylor (2-9- 1978), son, Timothy W. Taylor (8-22-2000) and her parents. Services are Wednesday, May 25 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Davis under the direction of Hale's Fox Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Davis Public School Foundation, 219 E. Main, the Davis Library, 209 E. Benton, or the Okla. Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th, Oklahoma City 73104. The family is composing a memory book of their beloved mother and grandmother and asks that anyone with a story of themselves and Margaret, come share those memories, or mail them to 1008 S. 5th, Davis, Okla. 73030. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm