Georgia Taylor, nee Kostes, passed away Sunday at Cumberland Pointe in West Lafayette. She was 89.
She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Born April 17, 1932, at Chicago, she was the daughter of Peter Kostes and Elsie Frango Kostes. She was married to Roger L. Taylor for 36 years and five months before his passing on Feb. 15, 2021.
Surviving family includes: brother Dr. Tom Kostes (Carolyn); niece Stacey M. Angelo)Robert; nephew Brett Kostes (Sharon); daughter Theresa Ann Daumer; grandchildren, Kathryn Brown, Lindsey L. Risner (Mark) and Dane A. Daumer (Tayler); great-granddaughter Anna Blanche Risner; step-children, Pam Lewellen (Bill), Terri Ault (David), Roger L. Taylor, Jr. (Teresa), Connie Ritter (Tom), William Taylor (Judy), Laverne Dunn (Rudy) and Vicky Colvard; 18 step-grandchildren; and 35 step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; aunt Catherine Frango; step-daughter Lisa Gonzales; and step- son-in-law John Colvard.
The family extends a special thanks to the staff at Cumberland Pointe and to Guardian Angel Hospice for the care given to Georgia.
Cremation arrangements were made through Burkhart Funeral Home, Crawfordsville. Her ashes, and those of her husband, will be laid to rest at the Independence Cemetery near Medaryville, Indiana later this year.
