Dorothy Delois Lawhorn Taylor

July 26, 1935 - April 10, 2015

Dorothy Delois Lawhorn Taylor Dorothy Delois Lawhorn Taylor was born July 26, 1935 in Dexter, Missouri from the marriage and union of mother Georgia Taylor and father Atkins Luke Lawhorn along with her older siblings, sister Juanita, brother Charles, and baby sister Doris. After losing their mother at an early age, the siblings were help raised by their Aunt Mamie and Uncle Walter Bolden Sr. while their father attended his duties as a professional truck driver. Later situated in the Laclede-Compton and Mill Creek area of Saint Louis, Missouri. As a product of the St. Louis Public Schools system, she attended Waring Grade School, Hadley Tech, and is a fellow graduate Vashon High School class of 1953. In her younger days she went right to work, came to prominence and wore many hats. Once ran the soda fountain at Katz Drug Store, or a stint as an elevator operator while manually handling lever and brake, and even a receptionist for a Dr. Payne. Her longtime marriage and union to Eugene Howard Taylor produced four sons. Anthony Charles Taylor, Eugene Howard Taylor Jr., Vernon Taylor, and Patrick Vincent Taylor. Her main trade and contribution to life was in the nursing profession. First attending nursing school at Homer G. Phillips as part of their Board of Education Program. Resulting in her services in the Emergency Room at St. Louis University for over 30 plus years until her retirement and quietly living out the rest of her days as the good mother and grandmother she’ll always be remembered as. After over 79 continuous years, her final moment rests on April 10, 2015.