Anilee Taylor

Anilee Turvey Taylor, 82, of Chestertown, MD and formerly of Tonkawa, OK, died Wednesday evening, January 21, 2004, at the Chester River Hospital Center in Chestertown. Born January 17, 1922, in Blackwell, OK, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. Turvey, Sr. and the late Lydia Missell Turvey. Mrs. Taylor graduated from Blackwell High School where she served as class president in 1939. She continued her education at Oklahoma State University, Northern Oklahoma College, and the University of New Mexico. On April 12, 1944, she married Frank Roland Taylor and the couple resided in Tonkawa, OK where they raised their three girls while owning and operating a farm implement company. Mr. Taylor passed away in 1962. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Taylor continued to operate the family company in Tonkawa until 1970. In 1973 she became an administrative assistant to Mr. Ron Hodges, Superintendent of the Tonkawa Public Schools. While in Tonkawa, Mrs. Taylor served as President of the Lincoln Elementary School PTA, taught Sunday school at the First Christian Church, and volunteered as a leader in the Camp Fire organization. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Junior Research Club, and the American Legion Auxiliary. In 1986, Mrs. Taylor moved to Chestertown where her eldest daughter Lauralea (LT) Taylor Goodall and her family reside. In Chestertown, Mrs. Taylor attended the First United Methodist Church. She also served as a reading tutor for the Kent County Public Schools system. She loved music and enjoyed attending concerts of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her three daughters, Lauralea Taylor Goodall, of Chestertown, MD, Lydia K. Taylor, of Bethany, OK, and Frances Ann Taylor Billingsley, of Midland, TX; two sons-in-law Richard L. Goodall and Grant A. Billingsley; and three grandchildren Kate Goodall, Taylor Goodall, and Anne Taylor Billingsley. Mrs. Taylor’s two brothers, Ray Turvey and Sam H. Turvey, Jr., and one sister, Dorothy West, preceded her in death. Visitation will be held in Chestertown on Sunday, January 25, 2004 from noon to 2 p.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newman Funeral Home, P.A. at 130 Speer Road. Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. on Friday, January 30, 2004 at Roberts & Son Funeral Home, 120 W. Padon Avenue in Blackwell, OK. Viewing will be available during the hour prior to the beginning of the funeral service. Interment will be in the Tonkawa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the United Way of Kent County, P.O. Box 594, Chestertown, MD 21620 or to the Eastern Shore Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, 213 Normandy Lane, Blades, DE 19973. Arrangements provided by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newman Funeral Home of Chestertown, MD.