Frances Warren Taylor, 100, of Blackshear, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, October 14, 2026, at the Gardenview Personal Care Home.
Born in Waycross March 24, 1926, she lived in Pierce County all her life. She was a 1942 graduate of Blackshear High School and worked for the Bamboo Shoe Factory prior to going to work for The Peoples Bank where she later retired from. She enjoyed crocheting, cross stitching and quilting. She, along with her husband, had enjoyed square dancing for many years and one of her greatest loves was spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. For many years, she had been a caretaker to her brother, Sonny, until his passing. She was a member of the Blackshear First Baptist Church where she was in the Alathean Sunday school class. She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
She was a daughter of the late Judson and Lottie Donaldson Warren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Elias “Dan” Taylor; her son-in-law, Jerry Carter; all three of her sisters, Beatrice Myers, Evelyn Warren and Sallie “Betty” Cook; and all four of her brothers, James “Sonny” Warren, Robert Warren, Hubert Warren and Charles Warren Sr.
Survivors include her daughter, Dana Taylor Carter, Blackshear; two granddaughters, Brandi (Clint) Johnson and Jena (Donnie) Turbeville; four great-grandchildren, Gracie Ann Johnson, Judd Johnson, Cale Turbeville, and Kassidy Turbeville; a nephew, Mike Cook of Douglasville; and several other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from 3-4 p.m. Monday, October 19, at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, October 19, from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Loren Bryant and the Rev. Dr. Bill Young officiating. Her great-grandchildren will also be paying tribute.
Interment will followe in the Blackshear Cemetery.
The family kindly requests employees of Gardenview Personal Care Home to serve as honorary pallbearers. They are asked to please meet at the funeral home chapel by 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Memorials may be made to Gardenview Personal Care Home, 6134 College Ave., Blackshear, GA 31516 or to First Baptist Church, 670 E. Main St., Blackshear, GA 31516.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online guestbook at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home was honored to serve the Taylor family during this time.
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