Lois Lenore Taylor

AIKEN, S.C. — Mrs. Lois Lenore Taylor, 81, of Aiken, S.C., beloved wife of the late Donald R. Taylor and daughter of the late Howard L. and Irma Bentley Murray, died Sunday, February 17, 2008.Mrs. Taylor was born in Woodhaven, N.Y., attended Pratt Institute in New York, N.Y. and was an accomplished writer, designer and award-winning artist. She had been a resident of Bluefield, WV, for 45 years prior to relocating to Aiken, S.C., in November 2006 to live with her daughter.Family members include her children, Suzan Alice Molnar, Asheville, N.C., Muriel B. Carter, Aiken, S.C., and Richard Donald Taylor, Las Cruces, N.M., and the late Leslie Hope Turner; brother, the late John Murray; grandchildren, Todd Hamm, Lori Turner and Summer Shores, and three great-grandchildren.The family has asked that memorials in memory of Mrs. Taylor be made to The Children’s Place, Inc., Aiken, 310 Barnwell Ave., NE, Aiken, SC 29801.Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 21, 2008, at 1 o’clock from the graveside in Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, WV, with Pastor Charles Miller officiating.Hatcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Langley, S.C.To leave personal condolences online, visit www.legacy.com