Doris M. Taylor

Doris McVay-Taylor, of Carlsbad, NM, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2010 in the Beehive Retirement Home at the age of 86. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Born in Pine Tree, Gregg County, Texas October 1, 1923 to Annie and Jerome Lee, Doris was the second oldest of 11 children. Preceding her in death were her mother and father, one brother, JT, and two sisters, Murel and Evelyn. Surviving siblings are her sisters Cetreu, Ruth, Jo, Avis and Hilda along with two brothers, Travis and Larry. Doris was working in the pharmacy at the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, TX in 1945 when she met Bill McVay, a young soldier returning from the Pacific Theater following WWII. They married on May 27th 1946 and had their first child, Teresa, May 20, 1947. After spending their next 7 years in Texas they moved to Deming, New Mexico where she gave birth to their son, Brad, in 1956. In 1971 Bill passed away following heart surgery. Shortly after that Doris went to work for El Paso Natural Gas Co. where she worked until retiring in 1984. She then moved to Carlsbad to be close to her daughter Teresa and her two grandchildren. In 1987 she met Charles Taylor who had also retired to Carlsbad. They married in 1988 and enjoyed the next 20 years together. Charles passed away in 2008 shortly after they both had moved into the Beehive. In her younger days Doris enjoyed golf, painting, antiques and her family. In addition to her brothers and sisters Doris is also survived by her two children, Teresa Cothern and her husband Steve of Carlsbad, and her son Brad McVay and his wife Robin of Abilene, TX; grandchildren Kit Cothern, Wendi Berry and her husband Ken, Cody McVay and his wife Tina, and Mandi McVay; great-grandchildren Haley and Emily Berry, Madison and Peyton Cothern, and Caleb McVay. There are also many beloved extended family members she always We are a close and loving family, our hearts are heavy at this time but we are comforted by David's words in Psalm 71 because they relate so well to the life Doris lived; "You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth. You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again." And as for our family, we will cherish the words of Paul in Philippians 4; "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! The Lord is near. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus." Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel, 3:00 - 6:00. The funeral service will be held on August 16 at 10:00 AM at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Pallbearers are family members Steve Cothern, Kit Cothern, Cody McVay, Ken Berry, Dean Gutchel, and friend of the family Happy Scheel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lakeview Christian Home Hospice, 1300 North Canal Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220. Condolences my be expressed at dentonwood.com