Edna (Mama) Taylor

91 year old Edna (Mama)Taylor of Smithville died Thursday at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital. She was a Baptist and was retired from the Smithville Shirt Factory. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Danny Bandy and Barry Whitaker will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Gertrude White Massey; the father of her children, E.J. Taylor; a son, Kenneth Taylor; two granddaughters, Cindy Armour and Dana Malone; one sister, Ruby Buhlea; and six brothers, J.B., Clint, Marvin, Joe, Leonard, and Charles Massey. Two daughters, Betty Cooper and Fiance Bill Bohana of Smithville and Doris and husband Wayne Malone of Dowelltown; two sons, Austin and wife Billie Ann Taylor and Bobby Taylor all of Smithville. One sister, Ruth and husband George Givins of Lebanon. One brother, Henry Massey of Kentucky. Fourteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren. Two special friends, Doris Hullet of McMinnville and Ann Smithson of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.