Doris Gean Taylor

Doris Gean Taylor, 85, of Elkins, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in Fayetteville. She was born January 5, 1936, in Glendale, Ark., to Victor and Ruth Via Edwards. She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands, R.A. Lynn and Orville Taylor.Doris was previously a daycare director. She enjoyed hiking, dancing and playing scrabble. She was active in the Elkins Senior Center and was a member of Elkins First Baptist Church. She is survived by sons, Bryan Lynn and wife, Mary Ann of Destin, Fla., Richard Lynn and wife, Terry of Springdale and Steven Lynn and wife, Carrie of Houston, Texas; daughters, Sharon Lockhart of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Debeda Lynn of Longmont, Colo.; a brother, Victor Wayne Edwards; sisters, Betty Ann Owens of Star City, Ark., Judie Songer of Little Rock, Jody Dickinson of Heber Springs and Laura Fowler of Lubbock, Texas; 21 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Friday, January 15, 2021, at Beard's Chapel with Pastor Eldon Fowler officiating. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m., until service-time at the funeral home on Friday. Interment will follow in Kings Cemetery under the direction of Beard's Chapel. Condolences at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com