Doris Hughes Taylor, 96, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Jackson Baptist Church in Joaquin with Mike Brittain officiating. Interment will follow at Jackson Cemetery in Joaquin. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

 

Mrs. Taylor was born March 29, 1919, in Joaquin, to Robert C. Hughes and Effie Cooper Hughes. She spent twenty years as a career U.S. Navy wife, two of those years were in occupied Japan.  She kept home fires burning while he kept the world safe.  She was a member of Joaquin and Jackson Baptist Churches and also a charter member of Sandia Baptist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

She is survived by

Daughter: Susan Taylor Clay of Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

Grandchildren:

Taylor Clay and wife, Tine, of Austin, Texas

Brian Clay and wife, Kristen, of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Commander Chris Taylor (USN, ret.) of Washington, D.C.

Yvette Benson and husband, Paul, of Naples, Florida

 

Great Grandchildren:

Austin Clay of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Christopher T. Taylor of Washington, D.C.

Mariangela Taylor of Washington, D.C.

Andrea “Tiffany” Taylor of Virginia Beach, Virginia

Charlotte Taylor of Washington, D.C. 

Bjorn Benson of Naples, Florida

Leif Benson of Naples, Florida

Eva Sofia Benson of Naples, Florida 

 

Great-Great Grandchildren:

Valentina Schneider of Washington, D.C. 

 

Sister: Mildred English of Joaquin

 

Special Niece: Mattie Borders of Joaquin

 

Sister-in-law: Winl Taylor Lambeth of Tyler

 

Cousin: Robert Lane Gunter and wife, Mary Lou, of Marshall

 

Preceded in death by

Husband: Thomas “Jack” Taylor

Son: Thomas E. “Tommy” Taylor

Son-in-Law: Wayne Clay

Brothers: Ceal Hughes, Boyce Hughes

Sister: Bobbie Woodfin, Iris Brittain