Nadine Taylor Mara

Decatur ~ Nadine Taylor Mara, 89, went to be with our Lord, February 24, 2019 in Decatur.

Funeral service is 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at The First Baptist Church in Boyd with burial in Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur.

Mark Autry will officiate. Pallbearers include Andy Taylor, Barry Taylor, Derrick Ratliff, Logan Ratliff, Austin Ratliff, Dalton Meadows, Colton Meadows, and Dustin Meadows. Honorary pallbearers are Corky Roberts, and Ron Pender.

Nadine was born July 26, 1929 to Clarence and Lillie (Stokes) Tabner in Mangum, Oklahoma. She was a retired dairy farmer and graduate of Boyd High School. Nadine was a member of the First Baptist Church of Boyd. She was a member of Eastern Star for 50 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Eugene Taylor in May of 1977 and her 2nd husband Roy Mara in December of 2010; her sister, Dorothy Bridges.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are her daughters, Joyce Hardy and husband Wayne of Boyd, Linda Ratliff and husband Robert of Boyd; her son Jerry Taylor and wife Melissa of Decatur; her grandchildren, Robin Meadows and husband Todd, Stacie Witt and husband Scott, Andy Taylor and wife Kim, Barry Taylor and wife Meaghan, Nicole Taylor, Derrick Ratliff and wife Cherise, Logan Ratliff and wife Kelly, Austin Ratliff and wife Tricia; her great grandchildren, Dalton Meadows and wife Bethany, Dillon Meadows, Colton Meadows, Danae Meadows, Dustin Meadows, Madyson Martinez and husband Brandon, Matthew Taylor, Mason Taylor, Madden Taylor, Layna Taylor, Brynn Taylor, Rhyder Ratliff, Lilly Ratliff, and 2 more on the way; numerous extended family and friends.