Margaret H. Taylor, 95, of Columbia, died June 18, 2024. Mrs. Taylor was born Annie Margaret Hazel on November 22, 1928. She had fond memories of a childhood spent in rural Newberry, watched over by her loving parents, Henry Claude Hazel and Sara Frances Counts Hazel. The family moved to Columbia when she was 11, where she eventually met the dashing George Louis Taylor. George and Margaret were married for 72 years before his passing in 2023.

Margaret graduated from Columbia High School before working as a bookkeeper for Hiller Hardware and Investors Diversified Services. A long-time member of Reformation Lutheran Church, she served as a Sunday School teacher and treasurer for many years. She recalls those days as some of the happiest of her life. A self-taught pianist, Margaret spent many hours playing classic hymns. She loved working in her yard growing irises, fruit and vegetables. Her family was her whole world.

Mrs. Taylor is survived by her four (4) children, Diane T. Bozard (Steve) of Lexington, Jimmy H. Taylor (Wanda) of Columbia, Terry L. Taylor (Kristen) of Lexington and Valerie L. Shealy (Frank) of Blythewood; nine (9) grandchildren, R. Nicole Capilos, J. Brandon Bozard (Mandy), S. Taylor Bozard, Andrew C. Taylor, Brett L. Taylor, Sarah E. Shealy (Cecil Morrell), Matthew E., Emma N. and S. Paul Shealy; two (2) great-grandchildren, S. Peyton and R. Kinsley Oliphant: and two (2) step great-grandchildren, Cameron L. Ferguson and Kylee B. Wickline. An only child, she was preceded in death by her devoted husband; parents; and beloved dog, Chang.

The funeral service for Mrs. Taylor will be held 2:00 o'clock, Friday afternoon, June 21, 2024, at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Rd, Columbia, conducted by the Rev. Dr. E. Benjamin Newman, Jr. Burial will follow at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 1:00 o'clock. There will be a reception for family and friends at Transfiguration Catholic Church, 9720 Wilson Blvd, Blythewood, SC from 4:00 until 6:00 o'clock, Friday evening.

Memorials may be made to Transfiguration Lutheran Church, 1301 12th St, Cayce, SC 29033 or to Epworth Children's Home, PO Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250.