Services for Althea Ruth Beacham Taylor, of Peachtree City, Ga.,were 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Riemann Family Funeral HomeChapel in Long Beach with burial in Allen Cemetery.

Mrs. Taylor died Feb. 18, 2009, at in Peachtree City. She wasborn on Dec. 3, 1929, to Hughie Lester “Doc” Beacham and LillimaeWhitfield Lawton.

A resident of Gulfport for more than 50 years, Mrs. Taylor waspast president, owner and operator of Al’s Pest Control inGulfport. She was a member of Mississippi City United MethodistChurch in Gulfport. She was a longtime sponsor and league player ofAl’s Pest Control at the AMF Bowling Centers in Gulfport. Mrs.Taylor was a loving mother, family member and cherished friend, whowill be missed by all who knew her.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, John D.Taylor Sr.; her sisters, Flora Louise Beacham and Dorothy BeachamCatt; her daughter, Pamela Jean Taylor Gill; a grandson, Steven E.’Little Steve’ Taylor Jr.; a niece, Linda Catt Lambert; and anephew, Jewitt R. ‘Ray’ Catt.

Survivors are her children, John D. Taylor Jr. and wife, SusanBigar Taylor, of Peachtree City, George Daniel “Danny” Taylor andhis former spouse, Cembra Conyers Taylor, of Hurley, Steven E.Taylor and his wife, Kimberly Reynolds Taylor, of Nashville, Tenn.;her grandchildren, John Hugh Gill Jr. and wife, Angela Denise HillGill, of Diamondhead, Michael B. Taylor and wife, Heather TerryTaylor, of Lawton, Okla., David W. Taylor, of St. Augustine, Fla.,Jason E. Taylor and wife, Katie Bacarella Taylor, of Birmingham,Ala., Katherine E. Taylor Patterson and husband, Brent Patterson,of Tucker, Ga., Rosana M. Taylor, of West Point, N.Y., Erin D.Taylor, of Fort Campbell, Ky., Amanda S. Bounds, of Galveston,Texas, and Elizabeth H. Welch, of Nashville; hergreat-grandchildren; Reese E. Gill, Noah T. Gill, Steven E. Gill,all of Diamondhead, Sarah M. Taylor, of Birmingham, Kayla M.Patterson, Madeyln K. Patterson, both of Tucker, Olivia G. Taylor,Natalie M. Taylor, both of Lawton, and Elizabeth D. “Destiny”Welch, of Nashville; her nieces and nephews, James H. “Hughey” Cattand wife, Linda Catt, of Jayess, Drury Lambert, of Monticello,Terrill D. “TD” Catt and wife, Peggy Catt, of Mobile, Ala., AliceCatt Lee and husband, Bobby Lee, of New Hebron, Samuel P. “Paul”Catt and wife, Gwyn Catt, of Monticello, Mary Catt Case andhusband, Eddie Case, of Brookhaven, Amy Catt Wages, of Lucedale,Michael W. Catt, of Monticello, John A. Catt and his wife, Kim, ofMonticello, Leslie R. ‘Ruthie’ Catt Stewart and husband, BillyStewart, of Brookhaven.