Mary L. Taylor, 78, of Olney, died Sunday May 30, 1999.  Funeral services at Zirkle Funeral Home in Olney with Pastor Keith A. Michaels officiating. Burial in Crest Haven Memorial Park east of Olney.

Mrs. Taylor was born April 11, 1921 in Bone Gap, the daughter of Otis and Hulda (Maas) Cecil. She married Cleveland S. Taylor in Henderson, Ky. on April 24, 1946 and he preceded her in death April 29, 1999.

She was a homemaker and had worked as a telephone operator for GTE in Olney and several military installations. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Olney and was a 50 year member of the Olney Chapter #100 Order of Eastern Star.

Mrs. Taylor is survived by three sons, Tom Taylor and his wife, Carmen of Grand Rapids, Mich., Danny Taylor and his wife, Lois of Sanford, Fla. and Ron Taylor and his wife, Lois of Godley; one sister, Louise Bunn and her husband, Joe of Olney; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, twin sons, one daughter, Susan Ann Reber and one granddaughter, Laura Reber.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL) - June 1, 1999