Jewel Lee Etheridge Taylor

Jewel Lee Etheridge Taylor, 87, of Macon, GA, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024.  A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 11:00AM, at Snow Hill Cemetery in Ivey, GA with the Elder Steve Murdock officiating.  The family will receive friends at the graveside from 10:00AM until the service hour.

Born in Macon, GA, Jewel attended Ft. Hawkins Elementary School and A.L. Miller High School.  She also attended Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN.  She was a bookkeeper in her early adult life before working at Georgia Power Company where she retired in 1993 after 22 years.  She was a member of Oak Hill Church of Christ in Rome, GA.

Aptly named, “Jewel” will be remembered for her love of jewelry, fashion and laughter.  She was considered a “fashionista” before the term became popular.  Always the life of the party, with a contagious laugh and sparkles from head to toe, she lived life to the fullest.  Her motto was “this ain’t no dress rehearsal!”

Jewel was preceded in death by her parents, James N. and Annie Beck Etheridge, her husband Glenn F. Taylor and her three sisters, Dorothy E. Cox of NC, Peggy E. Malone Johnson of Milledgeville, GA and Jean E. Chafin of Macon, GA.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Teena Taylor Cheek (Michael) of Calhoun, GA; her son and daughter-in-law, Steve Taylor (Lorraine) of Gray, GA; her grandson, Dalton Taylor of Vero Beach, FL; her nieces, Teddi Malone Watson of Tallahassee, FL and Marty Chafin (Kathy) of Atlanta, GA; her nephew, Randy Malone of Milledgeville, GA and several great nieces and great nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Oak Hill Church of Christ, 1500 Martha Berry Blvd. NE, Rome, GA 31066.

Please visit www.hartsmort.com to express condolences.

Hart’s Mortuary and Cremation Center, 307 Pecan Lane, Gray, GA, has charge of arrangements.