October 30, 1929 - March 15, 2025
With love and gratitude, we announce the life and passing of Pearl Agnes Taylor (Mailloux). A matriarch, the eldest of seven, mother of nine, and grandma/great grandma to seventeen.
She lived and died with grace, humility, and dignity. Her life was filled with both adversities and joys. She relied on her faith through all of it. Her senior years were filled with love and beauty. She was a positive influence and a loving inspiration to everyone who knew her.
Pearl is survived by her nine children, calling them her jewels: Bruce Taylor, daughter Brandi Byk; Dale Kneale, husband Peter, daughter Chantelle; Mark Taylor, sons James and Jesse; Lynn Howe, daughter Geri-Lyn; Ross Taylor, wife Janet, children Natasha and Jacob; Jeff Taylor, daughter Carmin; Gloria Taylor, daughter Allison; Joyce Bauer, husband Steven, children Parker and Taylor; and Yvonne Taylor. Great Grandchildren: KeShaun, Keyanna, Ryder, Brooklyn, Bridgette, Brodie. Her brothers Wally Mailloux and wife Debbie, Rick Mailloux, and sister Shirley Dean, sister-in-law Anne Plexman.
Predeceased by French Canadian parents Harvey and Violet Mailloux (Meloche), her siblings Marie Grondon and husband Robert, Audrie Clarke, and Lloyd Mailloux, Her husband, Glenn Taylor, in-laws Eilleen and Milton Taylor, Phil and Ann Taylor, Fred Plexman, Matthew Taylor, and Derden Taylor.
Pearl was ahead of her time, highly spiritual, and skilled in music, cooking, baking, gardening, fashion, fibre arts, crafts, and accounting. She was a devout Catholic, singing in the choir, volunteering her time at church, and teaching Catechism. Most importantly, Pearl was a loving mother and grandmother.
There will be private family celebrations in Vancouver, BC and Windsor, Ontario.
The family respectfully requests that, in lieu of flowers, please donate to the BC Cancer Foundation or Lions Gate Hospital in Pearl's name.
