WOODHULL - Betty A. Taylor, 97, Woodhull, died Monday, April 20, 2020, at home. In keeping with COVID-19 social distancing requirements, friends may pay their respects to Betty from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2020, at Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Woodhull. The family will not be present. Private graveside service will be Saturday in the Woodhull Cemetery and a memorial service will be held at a later date in the United Church of Woodhull. Memorials may be left to the United Church of Woodhull, Woodhull Meals on Wheels or Tri-County Ambulance. Online condolences may be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com.
She was born April 18, 1923, on a farm in rural Viola, to Cecil and Myrtle Anderson Baxter. She graduated from Viola High School in 1940 and received her RN from Moline Public Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
Betty enrolled in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corp during World War II. She married John E. Taylor on Aug. 8, 1944, in Tampa, Florida. He died in 1989.
She was employed in the maternity department at Moline Public Hospital for nine years. She then worked at the office of Dr. H.N. Picard for 26 years, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of the United Church of Woodhull where she started the Parish Nurse Program and was a member of the board of directors for the Meals on Wheels and a former member of Henry County Home Bureau and a former leader of the Henry County 4-H. She enjoyed quilting and being with her family.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Voss of Alpha; one son, Jim (Karrie) Taylor of South Elgin; four grandchildren, Jamee, Leigh, Darin and Troy; seven great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Wallace of Rushville; one sister-in-law, Faye Baxter of Rock Springs, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, John; and one granddaughter.
Published in The Register-Mail on Apr. 21, 2020
She was born April 18, 1923, on a farm in rural Viola, to Cecil and Myrtle Anderson Baxter. She graduated from Viola High School in 1940 and received her RN from Moline Public Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
Betty enrolled in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corp during World War II. She married John E. Taylor on Aug. 8, 1944, in Tampa, Florida. He died in 1989.
She was employed in the maternity department at Moline Public Hospital for nine years. She then worked at the office of Dr. H.N. Picard for 26 years, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of the United Church of Woodhull where she started the Parish Nurse Program and was a member of the board of directors for the Meals on Wheels and a former member of Henry County Home Bureau and a former leader of the Henry County 4-H. She enjoyed quilting and being with her family.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Voss of Alpha; one son, Jim (Karrie) Taylor of South Elgin; four grandchildren, Jamee, Leigh, Darin and Troy; seven great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Wallace of Rushville; one sister-in-law, Faye Baxter of Rock Springs, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, John; and one granddaughter.
Published in The Register-Mail on Apr. 21, 2020
WOODHULL - Betty A. Taylor, 97, Woodhull, died Monday, April 20, 2020, at home. In keeping with COVID-19 social distancing requirements, friends may pay their respects to Betty from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2020, at Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Woodhull. The family will not be present. Private graveside service will be Saturday in the Woodhull Cemetery and a memorial service will be held at a later date in the United Church of Woodhull. Memorials may be left to the United Church of Woodhull, Woodhull Meals on Wheels or Tri-County Ambulance. Online condolences may be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com.
She was born April 18, 1923, on a farm in rural Viola, to Cecil and Myrtle Anderson Baxter. She graduated from Viola High School in 1940 and received her RN from Moline Public Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
Betty enrolled in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corp during World War II. She married John E. Taylor on Aug. 8, 1944, in Tampa, Florida. He died in 1989.
She was employed in the maternity department at Moline Public Hospital for nine years. She then worked at the office of Dr. H.N. Picard for 26 years, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of the United Church of Woodhull where she started the Parish Nurse Program and was a member of the board of directors for the Meals on Wheels and a former member of Henry County Home Bureau and a former leader of the Henry County 4-H. She enjoyed quilting and being with her family.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Voss of Alpha; one son, Jim (Karrie) Taylor of South Elgin; four grandchildren, Jamee, Leigh, Darin and Troy; seven great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Wallace of Rushville; one sister-in-law, Faye Baxter of Rock Springs, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, John; and one granddaughter.
Published in The Register-Mail on Apr. 21, 2020
She was born April 18, 1923, on a farm in rural Viola, to Cecil and Myrtle Anderson Baxter. She graduated from Viola High School in 1940 and received her RN from Moline Public Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.
Betty enrolled in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corp during World War II. She married John E. Taylor on Aug. 8, 1944, in Tampa, Florida. He died in 1989.
She was employed in the maternity department at Moline Public Hospital for nine years. She then worked at the office of Dr. H.N. Picard for 26 years, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of the United Church of Woodhull where she started the Parish Nurse Program and was a member of the board of directors for the Meals on Wheels and a former member of Henry County Home Bureau and a former leader of the Henry County 4-H. She enjoyed quilting and being with her family.
Survivors include one daughter, Shirley Voss of Alpha; one son, Jim (Karrie) Taylor of South Elgin; four grandchildren, Jamee, Leigh, Darin and Troy; seven great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Wallace of Rushville; one sister-in-law, Faye Baxter of Rock Springs, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, John; and one granddaughter.
Published in The Register-Mail on Apr. 21, 2020
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