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Joann Taylor

1937 – 2022

Posted 5/17/22

Joann Taylor passed away suddenly at her home in Fayette, on May 15, 2022. She was 85 years of age.

Sarah Joann Taylor was born March 28, 1937, in Howard County, the daughter of Walter and Lyda …

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Joann Taylor

1937 – 2022

Posted

Joann Taylor passed away suddenly at her home in Fayette, on May 15, 2022. She was 85 years of age.

Sarah Joann Taylor was born March 28, 1937, in Howard County, the daughter of Walter and Lyda (Davis) Haggard. She graduated from the Fayette High Class of 1955. She married Douglas Duane Taylor, Sr. on October 13, 1956, at the Fayette First Baptist Church. The couple enjoyed 60 years of marriage until Duane’s death on July 20, 2016.

Joann worked as a secretary at Fayette Middle School for 23 years, retiring in 1999. She was an active member of the First Christian Church. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially with her coffee groups. She will be missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by one daughter, Robyn (Mark) Bowman of Amherst, Nebraska; a son, Douglas D. (Billi) Taylor, Jr. of Neosho, Missouri; six grandchildren, Austin Wells, Makinna Bowman, Nick Bowman, Kelli Max, James Taylor, and Kristen Taylor; six great-grandchildren, Liam, Raegen, Brooklynn, Harper, Hayden and Enola; one brother, Paul (Millie) Haggard of Fayette; along with a number of relatives and friends.  

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Davis Haggard, and a sister, Sue Sears.

Funeral services honoring Joann’s life will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Fayette with Rev. Mike Jackman officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service.  Lunch will be held at the First Christian Church from 12 to 1 p.m. 

Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church, 307 N. Church St., Fayette, MO 65248.