Mary Davis Taylor

Mary Davis Taylor, 81, of Abbeville, wife of the late Jones Hartwell Taylor, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Abbeville to the late John Oliver and Lucy Horton Davis. Mrs. Taylor was a member of South Side Baptist Church and a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to all that knew her. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by seven brothers, John, Ralph, Marvin, Franklin, Jack, Eugene and James Davis; two sisters, Florene Lewis and Alma Hall. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Joan "M J" Turner and her husband Jimmy of Greenwood; two sons, Tommy Taylor and his wife Marchelle of Abbeville and David Taylor and his wife Fonda of Abbeville; a sister, Lucy D. Blanchett and her husband Murry of Sunrise, FL; three grandchildren, Daniel McElrath, Shanna Taylor and Kollby Taylor; three step-grandchildren, Jimmy Turner, II, Chris Turner, and Brian Turner; three step-great-grandchildren, Alana, Kylie and Payton Turner. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Monday, September 29, 2008 in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family is at the home. Memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Taylor may be sent to the HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646; OR to South Side Baptist Church, PO Box 237, Abbeville, SC 29620. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, is assisting the Taylor family.