Born in Concord NH April 4, 1928. Muriel Alice (Gray) Taylor was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Preceded in death by: husband, Edgar Josiah (Joe) Taylor; sisters, Ronnie, Sis and Dot; daughter, Susan Anne Haase; son, Edgar (Ed) Josiah Taylor Jr. Survived by children: Robert and Linda Taylor (WA), Ted and Marilyn Bader (Yukon), and Peter Taylor (CA). Muriels childhood was spent in Massachusetts and Maine. When WWII broke out, her father (a North Atlantic fisherman) sent his girls to a farm in Maine rather than leave them in the seaport of Rockport. Joes family lived next door and they became fast friends. Muriel babysat Joes younger sister. Joes family was moving to Arizona and took Muriel with along so she could babysit. The truck was in an accident on a narrow bridge, stranding Joe (who was the most severely injured). Muriel would not abandon him, so they married in Effingham, IL. A lawyer let them live in a one-room log cabin until Joe regained health and earned enough to get them back to Maine. The first "house" they bought in Maine was a chicken coop which they converted into a comfortable (if drafty) home. She taught herself to cook, sew, create with knit or crochet, paint, and wallpaper so she could make a home wherever they lived. She loved learning but only attended school through 10th grade. Later she obtained her GED and took many adult education courses. She filled her home with music, art and books which she studied as well as teaching her children to appreciate those things. To have a extra money for gifts or projects, Muriel worked in a fish cannery, sewed in a clothing factory, picked crops, decorated wedding cakes, and sold afghans (many for use on television and movie sets). She made most of the clothes her young children wore (Joe did the buttonholes for her), planted gardens, and canned the produce. She gave to those in need, fostered an infant niece, provided a home for her uncle-in-law, and always made or bought extra gifts for children who might not have something for their birthday or Christmas or who just needed cheering up. When carpentry work took a downturn in Maine, Joe and a friend went to California to find work. Muriel, with her four children 18 months to 9 years of age, and her friend, with 2 boys, took a train from Maine to California to join their husbands. Muriel moved between Maine and California at least 8 round-trips. Settling in California for 35 years. In 2007 she and Joe moved to Oklahoma where theyd have assistance from their daughter. Church was always part of her life and she played piano for VBS and helped with Sunday School, but she became a very devoted Christian in her 30s. Her home was opened for church socials, guests brought home for Sunday dinner and pastors/congregants shown appreciation in many ways. She had fresh baked cookies or cupcakes ready when the children came home, as well as sandwich fixings. Neighborhood kids gathered at her home for after school goodies. Those who looked past her New England reticence found a real gem. She was ready to meet her Lord and Savior. Funeral Service Mercer-Adams Chapel Friday, July 20, 2018 10:00 AM 3925 N. Asbury Bethany, OK 73008