December 06, 1929 - August 18, 2021
The services celebrating and honoring the life of Margery Sue Taylor, 91, resident of Enid, will be held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 24th 2021 at the First Methodist Church of Enid with Pastor Devon Krause officiating. Services are under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Private family burial will be held in the Memorial Park Cemetery at a later time.
Sue was born in Oklahoma City, December 6, 1929, to Hal William and Mabel Frances (Roberts) Hackleman and went home to be with the Lord August 18, 2021 at her home in Enid, surrounded by her family.
Sue was raised in Stillwater, Oklahoma, were she graduated from Stillwater High School in 1947. On June 5, 1950, she married John William Taylor. She and John became parents in 1952 and raised four children. Sue was actively involved in the First United Methodist Church in Enid where she served on the administration board, and where she and John worshipped.
After raising a family of four, Sue returned to Oklahoma State University at the age of 50. In 1984, Sue graduated from the OSU College of Home Economics (now the College of Human Environmental Sciences) completing her bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations.
Sue Hackleman Taylor was a philanthropist, Enid community leader, homemaker, and loyal OSU alumna. Her activities included serving fifteen years as director and secretary of Enid Publishing Company, publisher of the daily newspaper in Enid, Oklahoma. She also served the same positions for the Enid Radiophone Company, operating stations KCRC-AM and KNID-FM. Sue served as President and development chairperson for the Enid YWCA. In 1979, she was honored for her major contributions to this organization by being named the Enid YWCA “Woman of the Year”. Sue served as the Garfield County representative for the Oklahoma Blood Institute, president of the Domestikates Home Extension group, treasurer of the Garfield County Extension Homemakers, president of the Chapter Q, PEO, Junior Welfare League, DAR, and an alumna of Pi Beta Phi fraternity.
Sue continued to demonstrate her loyalty and dedication to her alma mater, serving as first vice-president of College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES) alumni organization and as executive board member of the CHES Associates. She was also named to both Omicron Nu and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. She chaired the 1989 Greater University Fund drive to raise private and corporate dollars for OSU scholarships. She and her husband, John, were donors and strong supporters of the CHES. Taylor’s Dining Room, a major Instructional facility of the College’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Administrations, was named in their honor.
In 1990, Sue received the OSU Alumni Associations’ Distinguished Alumni Award. She served as an OSU Foundation trustee and governor. She established the College of Human Sciences’ first professorship in 1990, endowed four President’s Distinguished Scholarships, and became the Founding Partner for the Distinguished Chef Scholarship Series. Sue was a member of the Foundation’s Henry G. Bennett Society, and a Life Member of the both the OSU Presidents Club and the OSU Alumni Association. In 1993, Oklahoma State University honored Sue Hackleman Taylor during their Ninety-eighth Commencement exercises by presenting her with the citation and medallion which is emblematic of The Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award.
Sue was an avid Oklahoma State fan and loved watching the Cowboys play. She loved spending time with her family, creating memories around celebrations of birthdays, holidays, and many other special events. Sue also enjoyed traveling, cooking, reading, and spending time with her many dear friends.
Sue was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and granddaughter, Kelly Taylor Ryan. She is survived by her children: daughter, Kathryn Upchurch and husband, Mike, of Woodward, OK; son, Tom and wife, Betsy, of Steamboat Springs, CO; son, Steve and wife, Lori, of Woodward, OK; daughter, Susan Mayberry of Yukon, OK; her grandchildren: Taylor and Tara Burnett, Barrett and Kourtnei Storm, Billy Taylor, Brenden Taylor, and Kyla Taylor, Dianne Gilchrist, Morgan, Wyatt and Mallory Mayberry, Michael and Marissa Payne; her great grandchildren: Abbey, Sofey and Nelley Burnett; Kamden Phillips, Brayson and Brooks Storm; Kenny Gilchrist; her sisters: Joy and Ed Roberts, and Jane and Jim Anderson; and, numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Sue’s memory to the John and Sue Taylor President’s Distinguished Scholarship at the Oklahoma State University Foundation at www.osugiving.com or by mail: OSU Foundation, 400 S. Monroe, Stillwater, OK 74074 or with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.Brown-Cummings.com. As one of Oklahomaʼs oldest single family owned and operated providers of funerals and cremations, Brown-Cummings is the name families have turned to for generations. They fully understand the honor and responsibility entrusted to them to preserve the story of oneʼs life. Visit 400 W. Maple, Enid, OK 73701. Call: (580) 237-5432.
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