Sedgwick County KS Archives Obituaries.....Taylor, Mae Irene January 16, 2006
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Mae Irene Taylor
b. 3-4-1922  Bloomington IL McLean Co
d. 1-16-2006 St. Joseph MO Buchanan co
Shaare Shalom Cemetery     St. Joseph MO Buchanan co
Mae was the ninth of eleven children born to Charles and Mary Taylor. Early
experience rich in Old World tradition, a strong sense of responsibility and
work ethic was instilled in Mae during the years of youth spent in Wichita,
Kansas. She graduated from Wichita East High School in 1939. Mae entered the
work force with customary enthusiasm in efforts as varied as the Manhattan
Project in Oak Ridge Tennessee, Dr. Bert McClure's dental practice, the St.
Joseph Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Granite. She and sister Florence
operated two popular restaurant clubs in St. Joseph, Suzanne's and the Miami
Club, where she met Milton Herman after he graduated from General Staff and
Command School in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1948. He fell deeply in love with
her vibrant spirit and love of life. A persistent high mileage courtship
involving many trips from St. Joseph to Wichita and back again, permitted their
love to blossom and she and Milton were married on November 4, 1953 in
Springfield, Missouri.  She and Milton owned and operated the Bazaar Gifts &
Imports boutique, located at 2520 Frederick Avenue from 1965 to 1980. Her keen
eye, merchandising intuition and love of people, helped create a unique and
successful business, drawing clients from the four-state area and as far away as
New York and Los Angeles. This achievement was recorded in the January 6, 1969
issue of Gift and Tableware report, a national trade publication. She traveled
to merchandise markets in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, and Kansas
City. Mae's last work outside the home was as manager of the Surrey Shoppe,
where she continued to enjoy the company of customers and co-workers. With
Milton's encouragement, they shared the excitement of operatic performances and
televised tennis tournaments. Entertaining friends and family was deeply
rewarding to Mae and she was happy to share what she knew to be true until the
end. Mae volunteered her enthusiasm and effort with the American Lung
Association and other worthy organizations.


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