Nancy Lee Taylor

Nancy Lee Taylor, 84, of Columbus, Ohio, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt , passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 21, 2022. Preceded in death by husband Paul R. Taylor, parents Ray and Pauline, sister Doris Walker, and niece Debbie Johnston. Survived by son, Greg and his wife Renee. Grandchildren; Nick ( Jolynn ) Taylor, Tiffany (Ryan) Sagraves, and Adam ( Abby ) Taylor. Great grandchildren; Philippa, Layla, Makenna, Leena, Finley, Jonas, and Piper. Sisters; Pat Moore and Ann Johnston. Nieces and Nephews; Cheryl, Bill, Barry, Cindy, Chris and Julie. Visitation will be held at Newcomer Grove City on Friday February 4th from 5 to 6pm with memorial immediately following.

Mom was born and raised in Kentucky where she graduated from Belfy High School & met her husband of 35 years, Paul. They moved to Columbus a few years after marriage where she started her career and had her only son, Greg.
Mom worked 43 years in management at Silent Watchman, a security company. She started this job just minutes after her interview, which was shortly after she and dad moved here from West Virginia/ Kentucky. She was involved with many aspects of the company, including traveling to Los Angeles & other cities, to help set up new branches. She loved her job and the people she worked with always speaking fondly of them. Due to a company buyout, she had to retire early. She then enjoyed working as a manager at Lifeway Christian Book Store. But she completely retired for good after a few years.
Mom loved her grandkids dearly and always spoiled them especially at Christmas. She enjoyed going to all of their ball games, gymnastics, dance recitals, and any functions they were involved in when they were young. She was very proud of the adults they had become & the families they had raised. She also never missed a family gathering to spend time with and love on her seven great grandchildren.

Mom was a devoted Christian who loved her church Broadman Baptist, now Guide Church, where she was a member for many years and performed many duties, taught Sunday school and vacation bible school and even played on the softball team in her younger years. Mom also loved her church family and enjoyed all the time she spent with them, especially the ladies group. She enjoyed the breakfast and lunch outings, as well as being on the call team for prayers. Mom really enjoyed the fellowship of ladies bible study groups and was very saddened when covid took that from her. Mom was always energized by spending time talking on the phone with her niece Cheryl Ann Justice and sisters Ann and Pat. Mom loved watching Cincinnati Reds baseball and Ohio State football, except of course when the teams weren't doing well , then she would just turn off the tv. Covid took most things away and played a big part of her decline but dementia is what she could not beat. Mom had many injuries from falls in the last several years which caused her to end up in a nursing home. Due to Covid, it was the worse time to be in that setting. It was so hard for her & us, her family to have any say or control, but as we later learned , thankfully, she had some amazing people who took great care of her at a very stressful time. When hospice was called, Bella Care joined the team and could not have been better people to work with. They kept mom happy and comfortable. She fought hard and gave it everything she had, like always, until all her family was with her to say goodbye.

I Love you Mom. You will be missed dearly. Rest in heavenly peace.

In Lieu of flowers , donations can be made in her name to Bella Care Hospice or the Alzheimer Association