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Clara E. Taylor went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 27, 2006 after a valiant battle with cancer. She died peacefully at her Sandia Park home surrounded by her loving family, one day shy of her 83rd birthday. Clara E. Mulford was born on August 28, 1923, in Ionia, MI, one of 12 children. She married the love of her life, James E. Taylor, in 1954 in Albuquerque, where they made their home and shared a fabulous life together. Jim and Clara enjoyed traveling, dancing, listening to music and spending time with family and their many friends. They often spent their summer months at their summer cottage in Crystal, MI Clara was a loving, giving person, and she passed that spirit on to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Never was her love and selflessness more evident than when she cared round-the-clock for her husband when he was suffering from Alzheimer's. Clara worked at Sandia Laboratories until her retirement in 1986. She was an avid genealogist and was past-president of the New Mexico Genealogical Society. She was also active in the DAR. Clara was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, and her pastors and many friends stopped by to pray with her during the past two months. The family wishes to thank them and the many other neighbors and friends who offered support during this difficult time. Clara was preceded in death by her husband, Jim. She is survived by two brothers, Charles and Paul Mulford; daughters, Bonny Taylor March and Ruth Harris; grandchildren, Gene March, James March and wife, Julie, Melody Simpkin husband, Richard and children, Matthew and Mark, Genea Bogart, husband, Nathan and children, Shibhan and Taylor O'Neil and Tyler Bogart, Jeffery March, Keith Harris and wife, Lynn and children, Meghan and Jonathan, and Deanne Harris and husband, Kalieen and children, Soleil and Aliya. Memorial Services will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 6:00 p.m., at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, in Cedar Crest. Services will be held Friday, September 1, 2006, in Michigan. Friends may visit on Thursday, August 31, 2006, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with Funeral Services conducted in Michigan on Friday, September 1, 2006. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 12121 North Highway 14, Cedar Crest, NM, or the charity of your choice. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
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