Thursday 22nd January 2026

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Rita Taylor, 82, of Miami, MO, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Memorial services will be held at 2 Monday, September 28, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The family request that masks be worn and social distancing be observed. Memorials are suggested to Miami Community Church or Miami Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com

Survivors include two sons, Gary L. Taylor (Christina) of Miami and Carl Edward Taylor II (Jeanna) of Miami; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Oden C. Curry and Laura Loreen Lichtenthaler Curry and husband, Carl E. Taylor, Rita was preceded in death by one daughter, Brenda Taylor; six brothers; and six sisters.