Pansy M. Taylor, 95, died at Careage of Whidbey on Oct. 13, 2003. She was born in Buffalo, Kan., to Laska and Amanda Frances (Stroud) Nichols on March 3, 1908. Pansy and her family moved to Montana, near Missoula, when she was 8 years old. In 1922 her family moved to Lynden. Pansy graduated from Lynden High School in 1926 and went on to attend Business College in Bellingham. In 1927 she began working at Peoples State Bank in Lynden. Pansy worked there until 1934 when she went to work with the Washington Co-op. On August 22, 1936, she married Leroy H. “Jud” Taylor, a Lynden High School classmate. In 1942 they moved to Oak Harbor. Pansy went to work for Bill Wanamaker and Shell Oil Company. She decided to retire and spend more time at home, but Mr. Ray Maylor, mayor of Oak Harbor, asked Pansy to help at the city’s library. Thirteen years later, in 1972, Pansy retired from the Oak Harbor City Library. In 1978 Pansy received the “Outstanding Citizen of the Year” award from the city of Oak Harbor. Pansy had been a member of the Methodist Church since 1922 and in 1942 she joined the Oak Harbor Methodist Church. She was a member of the Rebekah’s Lodge since 1957 and the Garden Club for more than 40 years.

Her husband, “Jud”, brother, Lt. Col. William C. Nichols and three sisters, Irene Nichols Julius, Anna Nichols and Marie Nichols preceded Pansy in death. Anna and Marie died in early childhood. She is survived by her three sons, Dr. Ross Taylor of Kirkland, Dr. Jack Taylor of Timonium, Md., and Larry Taylor of Burien; four grandsons and one granddaughter.

Graveside services were held Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at Maple Leaf Cemetery beginning at 1 p.m. with the Rebekah Lodge and Pastor Larry Rector jointly officiating. The celebration of Pansy’s life followed at First United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Burley Funeral Chapel, Oak Harbor.