Mary Ann Taylor

Mary Ann Taylor, 98, longtime resident of Big Spring, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2026.  Viewing will be from 9am-9pm, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends from 6pm-8pm the same day. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.

Mary Ann Terrell Taylor was born September 28, 1928, in Pecos, TX and passed quietly at home in Big Spring, TX, Wednesday, September 30, 2026. She grew up in Monahans, TX and graduated there in 1945. She was later named miss V.J. Day.

She worked as a “Hello” girl for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and Pyote Rattlesnake Bomber base until her marriage to James Perry (Jimmy) Taylor on May 31, 1948. She also worked for TX DOT in Pecos and El Paso, TX. She then moved with Jimmy to Big Spring in May 1955. Later she worked for Cosden Refinery for six years. She then retired to be a homemaker and mother.

Mary Ann enjoyed reading and playing Bridge, and visiting with dear friends. She had a passion and gift for photography for the animals she loved and the desert southwest nature.

Mary Ann is survived by her only daughter Kristi Anne Taylor, and some nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her Father, L.H. Terrell; Mother, Helen Oppenheimer; brother, John Wayne (Jackie) Terrell; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and Crematory.  Online condolences can be made at www.npwelch.com

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