Ruth Esther Taylor, 81, of Marshall, died on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall. The family is being served by Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union City.
Ruth was born November 10, 1938 in Shelby, Michigan to Chester and Mildred (Harjes) Drake and graduated from Marshall High School in 1956. Over the years, she resided in Florida and Washington in addition to Michigan. Ruth liked helping others and was employed as a home health aide.
Ruth was a fun-loving free-spirited person. Her home was always open to family members and she loved having big meals at Christmas and playing poker with other relatives. Lasting memories were created through many trips to Silver Lake and she also loved the Upper Peninsula, having lived at her brother’s cabin in the summer for two years. In Ruth’s spare time she loved going to the casino and hitting all the garage sales.
Survivors include her son Marshall Taylor of Aberdeen, Washington; her siblings Frances Smith of Marshall, Bea Goodwin of Marshall and Marlene Grimes of Phoenix, Arizona; sister-in-law Jean Drake of Jonesville and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter Sue Harris (2012) and her brother, Walter Drake (2019). Please visit www.lighthousefuneral.com to share memories, pictures and videos with the family.