COLUMBUS, INDIANA
Nancy Lee Taylor (Gibbon), of Columbus, Indiana, pharmacist, wife, and mother, departed earthly life at 6:09 am on Jan. 12, 2022, at Columbus Regional Hospital in the bosom of her family.
Nancy was born Aug. 14, 1940, in Washington DC to Clyde Lee Gibbon and Lelsie Mildred Gibbon (Powell). Her family were tenant farmers and blacksmiths in Shelltown, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
She attended Washington High School in Princess Anne, Maryland, and graduated in 1958. After returning from a grand overseas adventure in Saudia Arabia, complete with a fianc? from Indiana, named Dick Taylor, she went to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore while he got into an engineering program nearby. The summer of their graduation, the two were married on Aug. 11, 1962.
The couple settled in Columbus when Dick found a job at Cummins. Their two sons, Richard and William, were born in 1967 and 1969, and Nancy worked part-time at The Apothecary at Sandcrest Medical during their early years. In these days she was active in Scouting at the local and state level (Hoosier Trails Council). She was a life-long member of the American Pharmacists’ Association and finished her career in a full-time role at Columbus Regional Hospital.
Finally free of the work force, Nancy and Dick enjoyed motorcycling trips ranging from short jaunts to weeks-long road trips to historical sites, local restaurants, quilt shops, and museums throughout the country.
Beyond all travels and adventures her greatest joy in retirement was family, always treasuring visits from the sons she had sent into the world.
In late 2012 she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Joseph Taylor Sr. Joined in matrimony for 50 years, they are now reunited in eternal life. She is survived by her son Richard (Lynda) of Madison, Wisconsin, and son William (Heidi) of Greenwood, Indiana.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 20, at the Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home at 1029 Washington Street. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. with pastoral service by the Reverend Virgil Clotfelter at 6 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the estate advises donations be made to Turning Point Domestic Violence Services.
Online condolences and special memories may be shared with the family at barkesweaverglick.com.
