MARY TAYLOR

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Mary I. Taylor, 81, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 24, 1916, in Vienna, daughter of Arthur and Sophie Todd Croft. She and Henry C. "Pete" Taylor were married Dec. 24, 1954.

Taylor had worked at Choate Mental Health Center. She was a member of Taylor Methodist Church in Vienna.

Survivors include her husband; two sisters, Myrtle Dodd and Helen Cook of Anna.

She was preceded in death by two brothers.

Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro from 5-7 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dewayne Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Vienna Cemetery.