Miriam Lucille Hancock Taylor of Seattle, WA and formerly of Miller, South Dakota passed away on September 24, 2019 at the age of 96 at the Foss Home in Seattle.
Miriam was born December 9, 1922 to Fred and Lulu (Smith) Hancock of Miller. She married Leland Taylor in 1940 and moved with him to the Taylor Farm in Glendale Township where they raised five children before moving from the farm in 1977, relocating in Lake City in the greater Seattle, WA area. In Lake City they became active members of the Lake City Presbyterian Church and the Lions Club, and also began enjoying winters in their RV in Mesa, Arizona.
Lee passed in 1990 but Miriam continued to live in their Lake City home until 2011 when she moved to an Assisted Living facility in Seattle and later to a Skilled Nursing facility.
Miriam is survived by her five children: Patricia (Lowell) Warren, David (Lois) Taylor, Richard (Nancy) Taylor, Gary (Susan) Taylor, and Dennis Taylor. Grammy Tay will be missed by her grandchildren: Kelly Warren, Kathryn (Brad) Evered, KrisAnne Warren, Brian (Saralyn) Taylor, Shari (Troy) Mayes, Debbie (Eddie) Sim, Chrystal (Tom) Myer, Robert (Deirdra) Taylor, Scott Taylor, Allison Taylor, Brandon Bradley, Ashley Taylor, fourteen great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
She was pre-deceased by her husband Lee, her parents, nine siblings and their spouses: Zella Kent, Zinita Bohen, Mildred Whitney, Eunice Grey, Arlene Wallace, Alfred Hancock, Louis Hancock, George Hancock, John Hancock; nephew Larry Hancock, and granddaughter Kim Warren-Snell.
Celebration of Life plans are pending.