Mrs. Emily Jean Taylor, 89, formerly of Housatonic Street, Lenox, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield, MA on December 22, 1924, she was the daughter of Eugene J. and Agnes E. Cummings Chague. Educated in Lenox schools, Mrs. Taylor was a 1942 graduate of Lenox High School. During WWII, she was employed at the Clark Aiken Co. in Lee and in the 1970's she worked at Windsor Mountain School in Lenox as a switchboard operator. She also worked at various other jobs throughout her life including working at the Red Lion Inn. Her first husband, John J. Todd, whom she married in 1948, died in 1967. In 1974 she married Cecil Taylor, who passed away in 2002. Mrs. Taylor is survived by two sons; Steven J. Todd and his wife, Joan, of Pittsfield, and Robert J. Todd and his fiancé, Dana, of Chicopee, MA and one daughter; Linda M. Craig and her husband, Tom, of Maple Grove, MN, as well as five grandchildren; Steve, Samantha, John, David and Michael, and four great-grandchildren; Keegan, Kyler, Aria and Liam. She also leaves two brothers; Eugene Chague and his wife, Jan, of Lenox, and James Chague of Lee and one sister; Virginia Moses of Williamstown. She is predeceased by her brother, Joseph Chague. A Liturgy of Christian Burial to celebrate the life of Emily Taylor will be held Monday, March 31 at 10AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Lenox Dale, MA with the Rev. Christopher J. Waitekus, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Ann's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Sunday, March 30 from 2-5 PM at the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main Street, Lee, MA. Friends wishing may make memorial donations to the Shriners Hospital for Children in care of the funeral home.

Visitation Details

Sunday, March 30th, 2014 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Kelly Funeral Home

Service Details

Monday, March 31st, 2014 10:00am, St. Vincent de Paul

Interment Details

St. Ann's Cemetery