Luella Hope Taylor

Luella Hope Taylor was born on November 26, 1939, to Lloyd and Ellen Baker Taylor in Houston, Texas. On December 23, 2022 she died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 83 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Luella was also known to many as “Granny Lue” and “Lue”.

Lue spent her early years in Houston, graduating from Lamar High School in 1957. She attended The University of Texas in Austin and graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont with a degree in Education. Lue lived in many places including Denton, Coppell, New Braunfels, Corpus Christi, Texas and Joliet, Illinois. Lue raised her 4 children on a farm in Beaumont. She spent many years in New Braunfels with her sister and father where she opened an antique store, Hope’s Carousel.

Lue had a passion for genealogy and she spent time traveling to visit gravesites and put together a detailed family history. She was a well known historian for the family and we all remember the amazing stories of family antiques that she recounted time and time again. She enjoyed dancing, scrapbooking, writing, and traveling. She had an amazing knack for collections and will be remembered for the hundreds of ceramic dogs which lined the walls in her home. Lue had an eclectic personality and loved shenanigans. She was incredibly creative and embraced her creativity in writing newsletter, stories, and in scrapbooking. She published a newsletter for years called “Mom’s Musings”, that she would send to the entire family.

Lue was preceded in death by both of her parents and one brother, Jacob Taylor. Left to cherish her memory are her four children, Fran (Mike) Wilson of Ft. Worth, Clare (Bill Kunst) Fowler of Corpus Christi, Robin Fowler of Houston, and Bill (Laura) Fowler of Florida; her four grandchildren, Amber (Rea) Wrinkle, Lindsay (Jacob) Jones, Tommy (Tuesday) Wilson, and Kaitlyn Fowler; her five great grandchildren, Payton, Zane, and Ella Wrinkle, Miller and Harris Jones; and her sister, Betty (Kent) Fischer of New Braunfels. She also had many beloved cousins, nieces and nephews that adored her.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday, January 5, 2023 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Earthman Funeral Directors, 8303 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024. Funeral service will be Friday, January 6, 2023 at 11:00 am at Earthman Funeral Directors with the graveside to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Friends of Max (Venmo @FriendsofMax), Stable-Spirit (PayPal link on Stable-Spirit.org), or a local animal shelter of your choice.

Pallbearers: Mike Wilson, Tommy Wilson, Jacob Jones, Rea Wrinkle, Payton Wrinkle, Zane Wrinkle, Bill Kunst