Mary Taylor, 85, loved music and the outdoors
October 27, 2022
Mary Francis Taylor of Murrells Inlet died Oct. 17 at Waccamaw Community Hospital. She was 85.
She was born Dec. 25, 1936, in Mecklenburg County, N.C., the daughter of Carl Helms and Jonny Harkey Helms.
A former resident of Fort Mill, she loved working in her yard, being out in the sunshine, country music, going out to the pier and listening to karaoke. She also enjoyed being out on her brother’s boat.
She is survived by her daughter, Anita Reddish, of Murrells Inlet; her son Curtis Taylor (Joyce) of Statesville, N.C.; her sister, Peggy Branton of Myrtle Beach; her grandsons, Glenn Reddish of Winston-Salem, N.C., Christopher Reddish of Surfside Beach, Mitchell Taylor of Statesville, Michael Taylor (Chrissy) of Statesville and Robert Taylor of Kingsville, Texas; her granddaughters, Kimberly Lynch (Nicholas) of Sherrills Ford, N.C., Amanda Taylor of Statesville and Monica Taylor of Fort Worth, Texas.
Two sisters, Betty Eller and Kathleen Phillips, and five brothers, Tim Helms, Billy Helms, Donald Helms, Charles Helms and James Helms, died before her.
A graveside service will be held at Unity Cemetery in Fort Mill at a date to be announced.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
