Lula Muldrow Montgomery Taylor

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Lula Muldrow Montgomery Taylor, 82, died Feb. 11 at her daughter's home in Bartlett, Tenn. after multiple strokes. Her rehabilitation after a hemorrhagic stroke four years ago was heroic. She advanced from being comatose to walking with a walker, exercising at the Bartlett Senior Center, attending the Church of the Nativity and the Gourmet Club in Bartlett, traveling and proudly walking down the aisle at three of her grandsons' weddings. Lou was the devoted daughter of the late Robert and Kathleen Montgomery and the loving wife of the late Conner Taylor to whom she was married for 58 years. She was born in Centreville, Miss. and graduated from high school in Crawfordsville. She attended Southwestern University and the University of Arkansas where she was in the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. While raising children with Conner in Blytheville, AR, Lou was active in the First Presbyterian Church, Junior Auxiliary, P.T.A. and Regent of the local D.A.R.

After moving to Germantown, Tenn., she embarked upon a real estate career which she continued for a time in Jonesboro where she lived for 35 years, made many friends and was active in the community. She served on the Allocations Committee of the Jonesboro United Way, was twice president of Chapter AJ of P.E.O. and was a Deacon and Elder of the Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro but always said that family comes first.

The family she leaves includes two sisters, Kathleen Montgomery of Cordova, Tenn;

One daughter, Susan Madonia Klein and husband, Frank, of Bartlett, Tenn.;

One son, Robert Montgomery Taylor and wife, Anne of Newark, DE;

And five grandchildren: Chase Conner Madonia and wife Jenny and Marc Richard Madonia of Memphis, Paul Taylor Madonia and wife Stacey of Cordova, Ryan Montgomery Taylor and wife Angie of Wilmington, Del. and Leigh Anne Taylor of Newark, N.J. Lou was also mother to the late Kathy Jean Taylor of Jonesboro.

Visitation will be held at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro on Friday, March 1st from 5:00-7:00 pm. Lou's Memorial Service will be celebrated on Saturday morning, March 2nd at 10:30 at First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro at 710 Southwest Drive, 72401. Her cremains will be privately interred at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials may be sent to the Craighead County Community Foundation, 208 Wilkins Ave., Jonesboro, AR 72401 and the First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro.

Emerson Funeral Home, 1629 East Nettleton Ave. Jonesboro, AR 72401870-935-5577