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Judith C. West Taylor Pawleys Island. Mrs. Judith Christine West Taylor, 65, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Waccamaw Community Hospital, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. She fought a long and valiant battle against the ravages of lung cancer. Mrs. Taylor was born on December 29, 1942 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She was the daughter and only child of the late Mr. Richard L. West and Mrs. Ethel A. West, currently of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Mrs. Taylor graduated Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts where she received a degree in Elementary Education in 1963 and of Western Maryland University Westminster, Maryland where she received a Masters degree in Elementary Education in 1992. She taught elementary classes at Enfield, Connecticut from, 1965-1968 and later for the Prince Georges County School System, Upper Marlboro, Maryland from 1983-2002. She took great pride in her teaching career where she facilitated the learning experience of students who mostly came from disadvantaged homes and neighborhoods. She was especially proud of her last four years of teaching where she taught a unique Reading Recovery Program designed for first graders who experienced difficulty learning to read. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ethel A. West of Holyoke, Massachusetts; her husband, John E. Taylor of Pawleys Island, SC; one daughter, Deborah Anne Wilcox and husband Scott of Bowie, Maryland; one son, David Michael Taylor and wife Lee-Ann of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and two granddaughters, Delaney Morgan Taylor and Sydney Leigh Taylor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; a dear aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Anderson of Holyoke, Massachusetts and an only cousin, Mrs. Lynne Anderson Skypeck of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. A memorial service will be held at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church, Pawleys Island, SC at 11:00 a. m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Reverend Tommy H. Tipton will officiate. Immediately following the memorial service the family will receive attendees at Pawleys Golf and Country Club, Pawleys Island. An online guest book is available at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Holy Cross Faith Memorial Church, P. O. Box 990, Pawleys Island, South Carolina or to the American Cancer Society. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Judith Christine Taylor

December 11, 2008