Carletta Jean Taylor
Carletta Jean Taylor, 95, of Hallettsville, joined her heavenly family, Thursday, May 18, 2023. She was born Jan. 4, 1928 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Eugene and Loretta (Durney) Stanley.
She met her beloved Charles Taylor and married Sept. 10, 1945 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The couple eventually made their home in Houston where they raised their four children.
She and Charles fell in love with the beautiful Vienna countryside and retired to Hallettsville.
Carletta became a LVN nurse in 1965 and worked until retiring to take care of their son suffering from ALS.
Walking by faith became a way of life for Carletta with losing her husband, Charles in 1991; sons, Thomas Sidney Taylor in 1990, Charles Brooks Taylor in 1994, James Leslie Taylor in 2017 and daughter, Jerri Lee Taylor in 2019. She was a loving, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be remembered for her kindness to everyone.
Survivors include her sister, Mary Demetrulias of Collinsville, Illinois; daughter-in-law, Lupe Taylor of Vienna; six grandchildren, James Taylor, Robert Hawkins, Carlotta Henry, William Taylor, Sonia Taylor and Andrea Winters; great-granddaughters, Adilynne, Hailee Brook, Ariel, Jasmine, Linsey and Rhianna; great-grandsons, Reece, Rylan, Trent, Brandon, Spencer, Ryan, William and Eric; three nieces, Lori Dodd, Stavra Ketchmark, Donna Gouge and a nephew Tony Hartl; great-niece, Meghann Christine and grand-nephew John Thomas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles; four children, Thomas, Charles, James, and Jerri; sister, Muriel Hartl; two brothers, John Stanley and William Stanley.
Rosary was recited at 1 p.m. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Burial followed at Willow Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers were her grandsons and honorary pallbearers were her granddaughters.
Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Special thanks to Stevens Nursing and Rehab in Hallettsville and Hospice of South Texas for their loving care.
Arrangements were entrusted to Thiele Cooper Funeral Home in Yoakum.