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WANDA TAYLOR Wanda Walker Taylor, 81, of Albuquerque died in her sleep at home Saturday night, January 5, 2008 following a long illness. Born near Clovis, NM on January 11, 1926 to William B. and Clara Taylor, Wanda graduated from Roy High School in 1944. She attended Eastern New Mexico University and graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1948. She married James E. Walker in 1949 and the couple moved to Albuquerque in 1952. Wanda taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grades for 38 years beginning in Carlsbad and then in Albuquerque including Eugene Field, Griegos, Navajo, Comanche, and Arroyo del Oso elementary schools. She and James ran Circle-U Ranch, a children's summer camp near Chama, from 1966 until 1980. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by her son, James B. Walker and his partner, Michael Palmer; two sisters, Lois Cantrell of San Antonio, TX, and Margaret Church, and her husband, George of Boerne, TX; sister-in-law June Finley of Clovis; several nieces and nephews, relatives, friends, and colleagues. In lieu of flowers, please send a contribution to the Animal Humane Association. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 12, 2008 at French Mortuary Wyoming Blvd. Chapel at 1:00 p.m. French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400 Albuquerque, NM 87109 www.frenchmortuary.com
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