Marilynne Rose Taylor

Marilynne R. Taylor, 80, of Jennings, FL passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at the home of her daughter. She was born in Freeport, IL on December 27, 1934, to Edward and Dorothy (Sender) Goldsmith. She attended Freeport Catholic schools and churches. She married James S. Taylor on January 26, 1954, at St. Catherine’s Church. She was a homemaker and worked at the W.T. Rawleigh Company for twenty-one years. Her pastimes were working jigsaw puzzles, gardening, fishing and spending time at her sister’s cabin near Barnes, WI. She is survived by her son, Michael (Martha) Taylor, Freeport; daughter, Rosemary (Leslie) Smyth, Jennings; grandchildren, Christian, Michael and Samuel Smyth, Jennings and Rachael Smyth, Washington, DC; sisters, Nanci (Jack) Stabenow, Freeport/Palmetto, FL, Susan Myers, Lake Nebagamon, WI and Gretchen Goldsmith, Freeport. She was preceded in death by her husband and brother, Michael Goldsmith, Peetz, CO. A memorial service will be held graveside at St. Joseph's Cemetery, E. South St., Freeport, IL., on Saturday, August 29, at 11:00 am.