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Beverly Ann Taylor
1940 - 2006
Beverly Ann Taylor
1940 - 2006
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BORN
1940
DIED
2006
Beverly Taylor Obituary
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 3324 House Anderson Road, the Rev. Dale Allen eulogist. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: noon to 6 p.m. Friday, with the family present 6 to 7 p.m., at Morris-Bates Mortuary.
Beverly Ann Taylor was born in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Husband, Lonnie Taylor; sons, Gary Masters, Gerald Masters and Kevin Masters; daughter, Sherry Craver; brother Willie D. Sears Jr.; sister, Carol Leonard; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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Gerald W. Masters
February 20, 2024
I miss you Mom. It's been 18 years now. We are ever praising God for your life and legacy! I know you are so very proud of how we have kept it together, continuing in love and fellowship with each other. You taught us well. We will never forget the examples you displayed how to persevere through the rough times and celebrate through the good times. It's been a journey, and we are so much stronger because of you. Love you!
Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
In 2012, we celebrated the Leonard, Masters, Sears "grownup" kids all in our 50s and gathered in the Sears-Masters 50th Celebration. Love and miss you Mom!
Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
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Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
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February 3, 2024
Parking these here to memorialize the moments and remind us how important family is. Thank you Mom for modeling love and showing us how to live it--even when we don't agree with one another. Love and miss you!
Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
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Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
Parking these here to memorialize the moments and remind us how important family is. Thank you Mom, Ma'Dear, and Aunt Louise for modeling love and showing us how to live it--even when we don't agree with one another. Love and miss you all!
Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
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Gerald W Masters
February 3, 2024
Parking these here to memorialize the moments and remind us how important family is. Thank you Mom for modeling love and showing us how to live it--even when we don't agree with one another. Love and miss you!
Sherry West
February 19, 2023
Kym Craver
July 30, 2022
Granny, I know that your spirit surrounds me and your grand babies everyday. Not a day goes by that I´m don´t think of you. I am so grateful to had been your favorite granddaughter!!! And I know this is a fact! The bond that we share will live on for eternity. I want to thank you for always giving me those last sips of coffee!!!
Sherry West
February 17, 2019
Sherry West
February 17, 2019
Sherry West
February 17, 2019
The Next Generation
Sherry Masters-West
February 13, 2015
Its funny how the kids and I have gradually found it easier to mention you in our everyday conversations, how we now compare the characteristic of their kids to yours or even just remember the days that they spent with you and Lonnie.
We are so blessed to have been a part of you and to be able to say that the loss is now becoming bareable and the memories sweeter. I see you in each of my grandkids and I thank you for the time that you shared with my kids.
They don't have memories of time spent with their other family, so the time that they spent with you means that much more to them.
Thanks mom for opening you door to them every summer and holidays to show them the true love of family. You'll never know how much it has shaped their lives, but they make sure that I remember that a grandmother is suppose to spend time with the grandbabies and keep them as often as possible.
Love you MOM... I don't miss you because you are always with me, but I do miss your presence. xoxoxo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thelma Ray Sears and Bevery Sears Taylor
Gerald Masters
February 13, 2015
Mom...it's coming up on nine years. Thank you for showing and training us how to keep things simple--just the way you lived your life. I really miss you!
February 4, 2012
I just realized I had not posted my Christmas poem. It was really more scripture than poem in 2011, but nevertheless, here it is.
The Testimony: From a Witness Who Has Seen It
John 1:32-34, Psalm 4:1-5, Luke 1:46
December 2011 by Gerald W. Masters
And John gave this testimony:
I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven
and stay on him.
I still did not know that he was the one,
but God, who sent me to baptize with water
had said to me,
You will see the Spirit come down
and stay on a man;
he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
I have seen it, said John,
and I tell you that he is the Son of God.
What testimony have you witnessed?
What stories do your pages hold?
Each person has within their heart
A best seller yearning to be told.
As the book closes on 2011, take time to discover Scripture that tells your story.
Psalm 40:1-5 tells mine.
“I waited patiently for the LORD;
and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon a rock,
and established my goings.
And he hath put a new song in my mouth,
even praise unto our God:
many shall see it, and fear,
and shall trust in the LORD.
Blessed is that man
that maketh the LORD his trust,
and respecteth not the proud,
nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, O LORD my God,
are thy wonderful works
which thou hast done,
and thy thoughts which are to us-ward:
they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee:
if I would declare and speak of them,
they are more than can be numbered.”
“My heart praises the Lord;
my soul is glad because of God my Savior.”
Mom and Us March 1983
Gerald Masters
February 4, 2012
Mom,
I miss hearing your voice and seeing your wonderful smile. I could use some of your motherly advice, even though I believe I already know what you would say. It would be so nice just to hear you say it.
Billie blessed me with a picture of the family that he took the day of Ma'Dear's funeral services. I emailed it to everyone, and I saved it as the background on my laptop.
I feel you close to me, and I wanted you to know that I love you. I miss you. I think about you more than you could ever know.
Gerald W. Masters
March 7, 2011
Mom...
I showed the page to Caleb. I am hoping he will eventually use it. Writing down my thoughts helps me. I should write more often.
I miss your motherly advice and the freedom you gave me to do things my way. It's been five years, and we are still doing the weekly conference calls. Thanks for showing us how important it is to stay in contact with each other.
Everyone's back in Texas except Kevin, and on the conference call tonight, he talked about moving back after retiring. It would be nice to have everyone close, again; but God knows best! Only He knew, five years ago, where each of us would be today.
I would have must preferred to have you here with us, but again, God knows best. Romans 8:28 tells us that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
I believe that; and even when things were not working out as you would have them, I know you believed that too.
Thanks for the memories that oftentimes find their way into our conference calls. We love and miss you so!
Gerald W. Masters
January 16, 2010
If I had one more day, I would say...
Thank you Mom for going through the dialysis process. I know you did that for me. Thank you for holding on until I was surrounded by the supportive arm of siblings. Thank you for hanging in there, through the loosening process, putting on a brave face just for me. Thank you for fighting until you were too weak and too tired to fight any longer.
I wish I had known the degree of your lost kidney function; but you chose to keep that to yourself. I guess you knew I would have wanted you to fight on, to endure the artificial solution of renal replacement therapy when you already knew your kidney disease was end-stage.
You said you didn't want to do dialysis. You said you were not strong enough to make it through the horror stories you had heard. We never know how much we can endure until we try, and you tried for me.
Dialysis got you through Valentine's Day; and you were strong enough to come back to me and wish me a happy birthday. I love you for that. I miss the beautiful birthday cards. I miss hearing your voice. I miss spending time with you.
I didn't realize you were as sick as you were. Had I known, I would have spent more time with you; but I imagine you knew that too. I long to see your beautiful smile, to hear your unpretentious laughter in my ears, to feel the warm of your crooked fingers and loving arms surround me again. I miss you. I love you.
Gerald W. Masters
December 23, 2009
Mom,
I was lazy this year. I usually write two poems, one for the Christmas program at Fellowship and another to share with family and friends. This year, I wrote one and edited it to share with family and friends. Below is the edited poem, which I dedicate to you! Love you always, Gerald.
What Christmas Means To Me
Isaiah 25:8-9, Malachi 3:1-3
© Copyright December 2009 by Gerald W. Masters
When I think about Christmas,
I think about questions—
What relatives will I see?
What's under the Christmas tree?
What's on top of the stove?
Or better yet,
What's on the kitchen table?
Honestly, I do think about questions;
But the major questions I have are
Who may abide the day of his coming?
Who shall stand when he appeareth?
When I think about Christmas,
I think about Christ--
The one who is like a refiner's fire;
The one who is like fullers' soap;
The one who shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
Yes, Christ, the one who shall purify the sons of Levi
And shall purge them as gold and silver.
The one that we have waited for;
The one who will save us;
The one whose name is the LORD;
The one in whose salvation we will be glad and rejoice.
When I think about Christmas,
I think about Christ.
I think about family.
I think about you!
That's what Christmas means to me.
God's continued blessings on our family,
Gerald W. Masters
December 10, 2009
Mom,
It's that time of the year that we spent time wondering what to buy and where to shop. I miss you so!
I talked with Sonja (from North Hills Hospital) last night, and she asked about Pops. You two were loved and admired far more than you could have known while you were here on earth. Sonja's mother recently passed away, and Sonja is having a difficult time dealing with it. I explained that it's difficult, but it's doable. Once again, I am a living testimony!
I'm getting prepared to write my annual Christmas gift to the family, and I'll post it online in a few days.
I don't recall if I posted the previous years poems. God willing, I'll do that, as a token to the memories I cherish of you during this time of the year. Love you always,
Sherry Masters
March 24, 2009
Mother!!!
Feb 10, 2009, 3:39 am edit
It's been 3 years since you left us and I'm missing you more than ever. Knowing that you're in a better place helps relieve the pain,.
"We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a living presence."
Your Mother is always with you. She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street, she's the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick and perfume that she wore, she's the cool hand on your brow when you're not feeling well, she's your breath in the air on a cold winter's day.
She is the sound of the rain that lulls you to sleep, the colors of a rainbow, she is Christmas morning.
Your Mother lives inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every teardrop. A mother shows every emotion.......... happiness, sadness, fear, jealousy, love, hate, anger, helplessness, excitement, joy, sorrow.....and all the while, hoping and praying you will only know the good feelings in life.
She's the place you came from, your first home, and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy, but nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space...............not even death!
LOVING YOU ALWAYS - BEVERLY ANN SEARS
Sherry Masters
December 31, 2008
Psalms 90:1-6
Lord you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
You turn man to destruction, And say "Return, O children of men."
For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.
You carry them away like a flood; They are like sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up:
In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
In the evening it is cut down and withers.
Mom, your love will forever flourish in your children and grandchildren. Thank you for being you! The memory of your lovely smile, your crooked fingers (passed on to Nique and Caleb), your weak knees in the most akward moments, your quiet laughter, cheating card games, playing jacks, maniac cleaning (I think Kevin is the only one still under that spell), and all the many little things that you did with us that showed us in so many ways that you loved us like no other. I Love You MOM!!!
Gerald Masters
December 24, 2008
Hello Mom,
Just a note to thank you for teaching me how to love and how to give to others.
It's approacing three years since God called you home, and this Christmas finds me remembering the first Christmas we shared with Lonnie in Hillsboro. I saved the gift-wrapping for late tonight, as we did that year. I really miss going Christmas shopping with you.
I look forward to the day that God will bring us back together again; but until that day, I pray that He continues to keep me healthy, safe, and secure in His loving arms.
Thanks for nursing me back to a place where God's glory can be seen and appreciated by others! I love you.
Harriett Thompson
March 12, 2006
To Beverly's wonderful family. Chrishanna, Kelly, Deron, Tyler,Devinn,Christian and myself are heartbroken over your loss. There are no words we can say to lessen the pain and the anguish you feel. We can only pray that God will give you peace in this hour and that He will strengthen you for the days and weeks to come. We love you all and will be daily lifting you up in our prayers and thoughts. Beverly was a wonderful wife and mom and sister and friend and she will be waiting for us on the other side; whole and happy.
Gerald, Beverly, and Lonnie December 2001
March 2, 2006
Gerald W. Masters
March 2, 2006
Beverly A. Sears Taylor (05/28/1940 – 02/19/2006): to the family and friends--a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend that we all will miss; to God--a faithful servant and daughter that He welcomes home. I wrote this poem for Ma'Dear in 1978, and I gave it to Mom as a birthday greeting in May, 2004.
TO YOU WITH LOVE
© Copyright 1978
By Gerald W. Masters
I send my deepest feelings
And thoughts from God above,
But most of all my gratitude
To you, with all my love.
‘Twas you who showed me
How to love,
And you who held my hands,
And after all these many years,
It’s you who understands.
So now I say I’m thankful
For all the time you’ve spent,
And now I say I’m grateful
For all the presents sent.
For in your giving, I’ve become
A humble, gentle man;
And now I’ll try to help you out
In every way I can.
I love you Mom. You were there with me in my sickness, when I didn't know who or where I was. You stood by my side to take care of me. When what I gave wasn't enough, God took care of you. I'll miss you!
Jerritza Holland-Lampkin
February 28, 2006
Our prayers are with you in this time of loss. May God keep you, strengthen you, and comfort you now and ever.
Kathy Ragan-Masters
February 27, 2006
When the girls get together and complain about their Mother-In-Laws...you were the worst Beverly. All I could ever say was how loving you had been from the beginning. In 20 years, you never stuck your nose in our business or gave me advice. Through the rocky points of our marriage you were so understanding and never made me feel I was wrong. You raised a son that I never have to ask to do anything or ever have to clean up after. It's usually the other way around. I love you so much and will miss you.
-Kathy
Dorothy Wilson
February 24, 2006
Beverly will be really missed but not forgotten, she was a dear friend of mine, my prayers and thoughts are with the family. I know we all loved her but God loved her most and she is a better place now.
Your Dear Friend
Dorothy Nell Wilson and Family
Kathie Owens Ward
February 24, 2006
To The Entire Sears-Taylor Family: My thoughts and prayers are with you today and always.
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