She lived in Centralia, Kansas from 1976 to 1984, moving to Ottawa in 1984 and Topeka in 2001. Rita graduated from Lane High School with the class of 1958. She worked as a nurses aid before becoming a full time homemaker, caregiver, and best friend to her granddaughters.
On July 28, 1959, Rita was united in marriage with Jim Demmitt in Miami, OK. They were later divorced. On September 27, 1976, Rita was united in marriage with Jackie L. Jack Taylor in Holton, KS. He preceded her in death on July 17, 1998.
Funeral services will be held from the Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Friends may pay their respects to Rita at the Dengel & Son Mortuary after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to the service hour, where the family will meet with friends from 7:00 to 8:00 Tuesday evening.
Burial at Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Kansas.
The family suggests memorial contributions to The Julie Taylor Expect A Miracle Foundation, c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through [email protected].
Her survivors include: daughters, Tamara Demmitt of Topeka, KS, Tina Cramer & her husband, Ron, of Topeka, KS, and Jeanette Childrey of El Cajon, CA; sisters, Alice Mason of Chanute, KS, Blanch Lowe & her husband, Raymond, of Oskaloosa, KS, Vera Shurtz & her husband, Bob, of Kansas City, KS, and Wanda Lynch, of Vanceburg, KY; brothers, Bud Taylor & his wife, Dianna, of Ottawa, KS, Ray Taylor of Pomona, Kansas, Ralph Taylor & his wife, Joan, of Ottawa, KS and special brother & sister-in-law, Cloyde & Priscilla Taylor, of Meriden, KS; 7 grandchildren, Ron Cramer Jr., Nichol Cramer, Makinly Cramer, Danali Cramer, Chelsea Molgren, Ashley Childrey and Colton Childrey; and 2 great-grandchildren, Ronnie Cramer, III and Skyler Marlar.
Rita was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Duane Demmitt, grandson Gabriel Demmitt, sister Betty Hamblin, brothers Carl Taylor, Darrel Taylor and Roy Taylor, an infant sister, Faye Taylor, and infant brothers, Garland Taylor and Dale Taylor. Rita E. Taylor
She lived in Centralia, Kansas from 1976 to 1984, moving to Ottawa in 1984 and Topeka in 2001. Rita graduated from Lane High School with the class of 1958. She worked as a nurses aid before becoming a full time homemaker, caregiver, and best friend to her granddaughters.
On July 28, 1959, Rita was united in marriage with Jim Demmitt in Miami, OK. They were later divorced. On September 27, 1976, Rita was united in marriage with Jackie L. Jack Taylor in Holton, KS. He preceded her in death on July 17, 1998.
Funeral services will be held from the Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Friends may pay their respects to Rita at the Dengel & Son Mortuary after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to the service hour, where the family will meet with friends from 7:00 to 8:00 Tuesday evening.
Burial at Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Kansas.
The family suggests memorial contributions to The Julie Taylor Expect A Miracle Foundation, c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through [email protected].
Her survivors include: daughters, Tamara Demmitt of Topeka, KS, Tina Cramer & her husband, Ron, of Topeka, KS, and Jeanette Childrey of El Cajon, CA; sisters, Alice Mason of Chanute, KS, Blanch Lowe & her husband, Raymond, of Oskaloosa, KS, Vera Shurtz & her husband, Bob, of Kansas City, KS, and Wanda Lynch, of Vanceburg, KY; brothers, Bud Taylor & his wife, Dianna, of Ottawa, KS, Ray Taylor of Pomona, Kansas, Ralph Taylor & his wife, Joan, of Ottawa, KS and special brother & sister-in-law, Cloyde & Priscilla Taylor, of Meriden, KS; 7 grandchildren, Ron Cramer Jr., Nichol Cramer, Makinly Cramer, Danali Cramer, Chelsea Molgren, Ashley Childrey and Colton Childrey; and 2 great-grandchildren, Ronnie Cramer, III and Skyler Marlar.
Rita was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Duane Demmitt, grandson Gabriel Demmitt, sister Betty Hamblin, brothers Carl Taylor, Darrel Taylor and Roy Taylor, an infant sister, Faye Taylor, and infant brothers, Garland Taylor and Dale Taylor. Rita E. Taylor
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