Kathleen Joan Taylor

October 3, 1952 - October 31, 2020

Kathleen Joan Taylor, 68, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Our Hospice Inpatient Facility. Kathleen was born on October 3, 1952 in Manchester, CT to Clarence A. Taylor and Naomi B. Cravy Taylor. As a young lady growing up she was a barrel racer and was a military child which gave her the opportunity to live in different locations in her life. She previously resided in New Hampshire, Paradise, CA, Spokane, WA and the northwest. She moved to Indiana in 2000 with her daughter and family. Kathleen was considered to be a “Chatty Cathy” by her family and she loved being around people, helping anyone that was in need. She was a cosmetologist and a Seattle Seahawks football fan. She loved fishing, hunting, gardening, scuba diving and raising Cocker Spaniels. Kathleen was a very spiritual person and loved the hymn, In The Garden. Kathleen is survived by her children, Heather (Rick) McCray, Heidi Gallagher, Holly Olsen and Michael Wear; grandchildren, Robby Peer, Ricky McCray, Amber Peer, Jeramie McCray and Jarad McCray; 17 great great grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Butch, Peggy, Donna and Gary. A celebration of her life and scattering of her ashes will be in June of 2021 at Solders Creek, Randle, WA at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to the Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.