MITCHELL

Louise M Taylor, 79, of Mitchell, passed away at Mitchell Manor on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Born August 11, 1938, in Seymour, she was the daughter of Orville and Bernice (Hauersperger) Colvin.

Louise was raised in Hayden community all her life and graduated from Hayden High School in 1956.

After graduation she moved to Indianapolis and worked at Wasson’s Hair Salon. She then opened her own salon in her home.

Later Louise moved to Fort Myers, Florida where she lived for the next 20 years and continued her career as a hairdresser. Louise enjoyed ballroom dancing and playing cards. While she was in Florida she helped start a chapter of AlAnon.

Louise is survived by her children, Sandy (Joe) Byrum and Keith Taylor; granddaughters, Brooke Byrum, Casey (Toby) Wedgewood and Cecily Taylor; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Dan (Kathy) Colvin and John Colvin, and sisters, Carol (Charlie) Helton, Jean Day, and Donna Sullivan.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Jim Colvin and Kenny Colvin, and sister, Betty Jaynes.

Funeral service will be held at Voss & Sons Funeral Service on Friday, January 5 at 6 p.m. with Rev. Brien Stout officiating. Entombment will take place at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greenwood, IN, on Saturday, January 6 at 11 am.

Family and friends may call at Voss & Sons Funeral Service on Friday from 2 to 6 pm.

Memorials may be written to Mitchell Manor, in care of Voss & Sons Funeral Service.

Condolences may be left on the funeral home website at www.vossfuneralservice.com.