Lorraine Taylor

Lorraine Eleanor Taylor, 92, of Independence, Kansas died at Bradford Place on May 8, 2011. Visitation will be held at Potts Chapel from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday with the family receiving friends from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. Celebration of Life Services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with the Reverend Ron Oldenettel. Interment will be in the Longton Cemetery, Longton , Kansas. Lorraine was born February 13, 1919 to Spencer Major Bugg and Jane Kearney Bugg in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At an early age, the family returned to England. During World War II she worked for the British War Office under Colonel GascoyneCecil. She volunteered and served with the Mobile Medical Aid unit responding to air raid casualties. She married Wilbur O. Taylor on September 6, 1945 in Braintree, England. Following World War II, they made their home in Longton, Kansas and she became a United States Citizen January 10, 1961. In 1971 they were divorced. She was a homemaker and also worked for the Longton newspaper. She later worked in the offices of Dr. Borklund, Dr. Myers and Dr. Porter Clark. She then worked for Mercy Hospital in the Medical Records Department. She graduated from the Medical Record Association School as an ART and also attended ICC. She retired from Mercy Hospital in 1984. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and the Mercy Associates. She is survived by three daughters, Lorrie Anne Dale Pickell of Phoenix, Arizona, JoEllen Dennis Wallace, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jayne Larry Estes, of Independence, Kansas, one son Joe Cindy Taylor, of Elk City, Kansas. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren. Lorraine will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was adventurous, feisty, fun loving and instilled in her children the importance of education and self reliance. She enjoyed debating politics and world events with her family. She had a deep and abiding faith in her Lord. She was a loving Nana to her grandchildren and they have many fond memories of time spent with her. Memorials can be made to the Zion Lutheran Church and may be left at Potts Chapel.