Althea Taylor

Althea Ruth Taylor was born October 4th, 1927 to Walter Earl Osborn and Reah Ruth (Stone) (Osborn) Curtis. Her dad was a time-keeper for Utah Copper Mines and she was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Dan M. Taylor; her brother Earl Osborn and sister Dort Partridge; her daughter Elizabeth Ann Morris, her sons Thomas Lloyd Dyer, Brian Andrew Taylor, and Charles Darun Taylor.

She is survived by sons Bruce Dyer (Donna) and Robert “Fritz” Taylor (partner Jenny), and daughters-in-law Penny Dyer and Jeanine Taylor. Her grandchildren are Heather Taylor; Danielle Quezada (Irvin)); Kammie Savage (Andrew); Damon, Chad, and Shawn Abeln; Josh Dennison: and three great grandchildren - Wesley, Austin, and Kensley.

Ruth moved to Denver at a young age and lived with her Mother and Aunt Muriel. She graduated from North High School in 1945.

In 1960, she married Dan Taylor and they bought a new home in Lakewood in 1962. There she devoted her life to being a wife, mother, and friend. (Ruth means friend in Hebrew). Her interests were sewing and crocheting, cooking, and camping. She loved her Tripoli and Bunco groups, always making sure the food and decorations followed a theme when she was hostess. For many years the entire family camped at Spring Creek Reservoir, Lost Lake Slough, or Silverjack Reservoir one week in July. She always made time for extended family and there were countless picnics as well as traditional gatherings for all the holidays.

She was a former member of The Church of Religious Science and she undertook four years of Practitioner Training. The Power of Positive Thinking guided her life.

Following the death of Dan she moved to the Manor on Marston Lake in Littleton Jan 2019 and called it home until her death on her 93rd birthday. When asked how she wanted to be remembered, she did not hesitate. She said, “say she loved her family, her friends and life. She practiced positive thinking.”

There will be a private Celebration of Life Memorial Service Saturday October 17, 2020 at Horan and McConaty Family Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, Ruth requested memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society