Vivian M. Taylor

Funeral services for Vivian Marie Taylor age 90, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother of the Lannius Community will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 13, 2025, at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Bonham. Reverend Jackie Bridges will officiate. Interment will follow in Dodd City Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 at Cooper-Sorrells in Bonham.
Vivian was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1934, to Robert Lee and Anna Tolbert Hewitt. She graduated from Windom High School in 1952. Vivian married Jack Taylor of the Lannius Community, and together they celebrated 58 wonderful years. She was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, Son, William Ben (Benny) Taylor, Brother and Sister-in-law, Carthel and Pearl Hewitt.
Vivian is survived by two Sons – Jackie Taylor and wife, Judy of Lannius, Stevie Taylor and wife, Janie of Telephone, two Daughters, Connie Peeler of Bonham and Kimberly Williams and husband, Barry of Lannius, Grandchildren – Lance (Jessica) Taylor, Alicia Taylor, Lacie (Cory) Patton, Zachary Taylor, Lauren Shinpaugh, Colin (Kayla) Taylor, Danny Peeler, Amy (Jeremy) English, Keith (Meghan) Williams, Clayton (Kacey) Williams, Justin (Mandy) Allison and Lee (Seth) Mahler.
Great Grandchildren – Dawson and Jackson Taylor, Baileigh, Audrie, Allie, Emery, and Eli Patton, Wyatt Vaughan, Gus and Sam Shinpaugh, Jack, Kamryn, Lilah, and Emma Taylor, Lexi Hobbs, Max English, Taegan, Gracelyn, Evan, and Raeann Williams, Stella Williams, Emma Allison, and Tesslee and Ella Mahler. Brother-in-law – R. D. Taylor and Sister-in-Law, Sallie Rencher, both of Lannius, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She was Memie T. to all of them. She loved so much and many things. Her greatest joys were having her family for lunch on Sundays after church, family gatherings, road trips and summer vacations with her children to California, Colorado, New York, Canada, Florida, Mexico, Bahama Cruise, and Big Bend Country. She was always ready to go and never too tired or too busy. She was a member of the Lannius Methodist Church since 1953. Vivian worked twenty-nine years in the Windom and Honey Grove School Systems, retiring in May 2000. Vivian adored her family and always put God, family, and friends first, above all else.
Pallbearers will be Grandsons, Lance Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Colin Taylor, Keith Williams, Clayton Williams, Cory Patton, Jeremy English and Dawson Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Justin Allison, Danny Peeler and Seth Mahler.
Memorials may be made to the Dodd City Cemetery or Windom School Building Fund
The family extends a special "Thanks" to Grayson County Home Hospice, her special nurse, Mike Sperry and care givers, Sherral Roberts and Glenda Green, whom Mom loved.
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