Debra Lou Taylor, 72, of Elkville, passed away at 8:57 A.M., Monday, September 18, 2023 at the Du Quoin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Debra had been a homemaker.  She was a member of Christ Community Church in Murphysboro.  Debra loved her family and her dogs.
She was born July 15, 1951 in Murphysboro, IL, the daughter of Leroy and Priscilla (Tripp) Holt.
She married Wayne A. Taylor on November 26, 1974 in Vergennes, IL and he survives.
She is survived by her husband of Elkville, five children - Michael Shane Cobin and wife Melissa of Indiana, Travis Porter and wife Jenny of Elkville, Alisha Bowlby and Kevin Lipe of Vergennes, Wayne Taylor and wife Amy of De Soto, IL, and Kristen Wilson and husband Curtis of Du Quoin, three step children - Veronica Hoskins, Trisha Taylor, and Brenda Phoenix and husband Matt, all of Murphysboro, one sister - Sandy Harris of Dowell, twenty-five grandchildren, and twenty-six great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son - Kevin Porter, one step daughter - Vickie Pribble, and one nephew - Joe Brewner.
Family visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until 9:30 A.M., Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Christ Community Church in Murphysboro, IL.
Public visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. until 11:00 A.M., Saturday at the church.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday at the church.
Friends may make memorials to Alzheimer's Association or Hospice of Southern Illinois and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin is in charge of arrangements.
Burial will be in the Crain Cemetery in Ava, IL at a later date.