Bernice Taylor

Born in Houston, TX., April 19, 1931, during the Great Depression.  Bernice lived in the same house her mother and aunt grew up in until 1937 when the family climbed into an over-loaded Buick and drove down the Mother Road (Rt. 66) to California. Coming of age in Alhambra, Bernice enjoyed YMCA camp, hiking, and playing tennis before graduating in 1949. In 1952 Bernice moved back to Houston to take a banking job where she married George Brown and had three children. The family resided 7 years in Denver and then relocated to Seattle in 1965 where she took up modeling in tandem with TV and radio advertising.  In 1981 she moved to Leavenworth and enjoyed work at Cascade Hospital and did some volunteer work for the Chamber along with some freelance writing for the Echo. Bernice authored a book titled Glacier Valley which was read by many locals and can be borrowed at the Leavenworth library. She was married to Bill Taylor in 1997 until his passing in 2005. She enjoyed birds and deer in her yard and appreciated good neighbors. Bernice was grateful to see many of her local friends on her 90^th birthday before passing two days later on April 21 whereby she is survived by her son, Paul Brown and her daughter, Maureen Fast, along with four grandchildren, followed by four great grandchildren. No services are planned at this time.