Winifred Mary Taylor

Winifred Mary Wyni Barker Taylor, 85, of Forest Farms Assisted Living, Middletown, formerly of 16 High Street, Middletown, passed away at Newport Hospital on Thursday, December 31, 2009.She was the wife of the late Lt. Col. Robert C. Taylor, USMC Ret..Born in Middletown, RI on May 27, 1924, Winifred was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Winifred Staunton Barker.The eldest of seven children, she was raised at 39 Clarke Street in Newport where she graduated from St. Josephs High School in 1941. On March 1, 1944, she and Robert were married in Newport. Following World War II, they lived on Aquidneck Island until 1962 when they moved to Bridgeton, Maine. In 1969, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor moved to Lebanon, CT and returned to Aquidneck Island in 1986 for retirement. A lifetime Republican, Mrs. Taylor was a former member of the Middletown Republican Committee and a member of the Newport Mosaic Club.She is survived by four sons, Robert C. Taylor, Jr. of York Harbor, ME, John B. Taylor of Bristol, CT, James M. Taylor of East Hartford, CT, and Brian A. Taylor of Sterling, VA; one daughter, Colleen A. Sieber of North Attleboro, MA; a sister, Beverly Zakrajsek of Newport, RI; a brother, Benjamin Barker, Jr. of Raynham, MA; ten grandchildren, Jennifer Taylor, Rachel Lavigne, Arria Brown, Sean Taylor, Christine Taylor, Kelly Taylor, Sarah Sieber, Brian Sieber, Elizabeth Sieber and Kate Sieber; 4 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Richard, Howard, Walter and Robert BarkerHer funeral will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 9 am from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in St. Joseph Church, Broadway and Mann Avenue, Newport. Burial will follow in Middletown Cemetery in Middletown.Calling hours will be held on Friday, January 8, 2010 from 4-7 pm in the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Newport Mosaic Club Scholarship Fund, c/o Beverly Ferris, 52 Hall Avenue, Newport, RI 02840.