Mrs. Ruby C. Taylor West was born to the
union of the late Henry Taylor, St. and Evie Mils Taylor on November
3, 1909. She was the first of three children born to this
union. A sister, Eloise Taylor and a brother, Henry M. Taylor,
Jr., preceded her in death.
Mrs. West was an active member of Mt.
Vernon A.M.E. Church from early childhood, serving in various
departments of the church, including the choir, Sunday School, Busy
Bee Club and as a Class leader, until recently, when declining
health prevented her from attending regularly.
As a student, she
attended Fred Douglass Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln
High School.
She was a trusted and valued employee of the
Sunshine Laundry during its ownership by J.L. (Jakie) Boyd.
She later worked for the R.L. Kenderdine and the Bob Kenderdine
families for many years.
She united in holy matrimony with Mr.
Jimmy West and to their union one daughter was born.
Friday,
October 16, 1992 at 3:16 p.m., she departed this life at Memorial
Hospital.
Having lived a fruitful and fulfilling life, she leaves
to mourn her home-going a daughter, Jimmie Lee West Johnson; a
sister-in-law, Georgia Taylor; cousins, Wade Herbert Taylor, Jr.,
Mission Hills, Calif.; George F. Taylor, San Bernardino, Calif.;
Geraldyne E. Hunter, James Taylor, and Bernadine Taylor, all of
Palestine; Alma Joyce Paris, Ruby Deadmon, and Pat Bowman, all of
Dallas; Flora Jones, Tucson, Arizona; Harold Taylor, Jr., Compton,
Calif.; Kenneth Taylor, Los Angeles; Lewis Taylor, Houston; Jesse
Taylor, San Bernardino, Ca.; other relatives, many neighbors and
friends.
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