Elwanda Sue Taylor

Elwanda Sue Taylor obituary

Elwanda Sue Taylor

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Elwanda Taylor Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by John M. Ireland & Son Funeral Home and Chapel on Feb. 22, 2026.
Elwanda Sue Taylor, 82, went to be with the Lord on February 19th, 2026. Sue was born in Atoka,OK to Farmer and Edna Reece on February 25th, 1943. Sue married Bill Stovall in December of 1959, they had 2 boys. After a brief marriage they divorced and she met Bruce Fields, they married on May 16th,1965 and had 2 girls. She used to joke all the time that she had to change husbands to change the sex of her babies. After 16 years of marriage, they divorced but continued to be best friends. She married Harvey Taylor on July 31, 1983. They were married for 23 years until Harvey passed in 2005. She went to work for the post office in 1965, she was a clerk at the SW station on SW 59th and Agnew for many years before becoming a postmaster. She worked for many stations before retiring in 1992 from the Tecumseh station. Sue loved people and she couldn't stay retired for long, and she worked numerous jobs including, AOL, Remington Park, Red Hawks Baseball team, and Newcastle Casino.

Sue loved going to the lake, fishing, camping, traveling, bowling and cruising were sitting on the smoking deck or in the casino was her favorite things to do. She loved the Blazer Hockey team and had season tickets for years and was a booster member. She also loved her OU Sooners! Granny's house was where everyone always wanted to be, she had all the holidays, Sunday dinners and poker parties at her house.

Sue was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Taylor, her parents, Farmer and Edna, 2 sisters Janell Lockett and Ann Reece, brother-in-law Gary Lockett, and great grandson River Glasgow.

She is survived by her children Billy Fields, Terry Stovall and wife Renee, Sherri Decker and husband Daniel, Misty Jenkins, and bonus daughter Vicki Wrightman.

Grandchildren Michelle, BJ, Heather, Chris, Tyler, Jeremy, Travis, Trent, Laci, Alexis, and Beth. 22 great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Upcoming Events

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23

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John M. Ireland & Son Funeral Home and Chapel

120 S. Broadway Ave., Moore,, OK 73160

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24

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

John M. Ireland & Son Funeral Home and Chapel

120 S. Broadway Ave., Moore,, OK 73160

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Feb

25

Service

2:00 p.m.

John M. Ireland & Son Funeral Home and Chapel

120 S. Broadway Ave., Moore,, OK 73160

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