Sharon Taylor Macgaw

MEMPHIS - Sharon Taylor Macgaw was born on January 28, 1945 in Woodsville, New Hampshire, to Margaret Church Taylor and Harold Taylor Jr. She passed away on December 19, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee with her family by her side.

She was the first from her family to graduate from college and she used her degree from University of New Hampshire to teach first grade in Memphis. She had three children: Mark, Heather, and Scott Macgaw. Sherry was a devoted mom — notes in lunch boxes, personalized heart-shaped cakes for each kid in the class on Valentine’s Day, and driving her sons to out-of-town baseball card shows and tennis tournaments. She gave all of her time and energy to her family.

When her kids were older, she gave her time and energy to others. She moved to Colorado to support her brother’s new business. She later moved from Colorado to Vermont to help care for her dad as he battled dementia. She was brave, resilient, and remarkably strong.

Mom spent 20 great years in Burlington before returning to Memphis in August 2020 to be closer to the family she loved as her health declined. In Vermont, she had friends in garden club, mahjong, book club, Red Hat Society, and a kidney transplant support group. She also held dear her original Memphis bridge group and loved to join them for reunion weekends.

She loved to entertain, and had dishes and decor for any occasion. Mom entertained with all the attention to detail and comforts of a great hostess, but with none of the formality. She was down to earth, warm, and so sweet. She loved peanut M&MS and coffee. She loved to ski in her youth. She loved planning for holidays. She didn’t love cats, wrinkled clothes or humid weather. She loved being a part of big family gatherings, reading books with her grandkids and nibbling on a chocolate dessert over the course of an afternoon.

We love you mom.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents and sister Andrea Taylor. She is survived by her brother David (& Dianne) Taylor of Waterford, VT; sister Sandra Taylor of Hopewell Junction, NY; childhood sweetheart and father of her three children, Douglas Macgaw of Memphis, TN; son Mark (& Kelly) Macgaw of Memphis; daughter Heather (& John) Casper of Winona, MN; son Scott (& Elizabeth) Macgaw of Nashville, TN; nieces Cortney, Kate, Sierra, Katie, Cody; and nine grandchildren: Ian, Merritt, Margaret, Zoe, Max, Lizzy, Phoebe, Jack, and Elliot.

A family graveside service will be held in the spring. In lieu of flowers and donations, we know Mom would love for you to send a handwritten card to someone you love, set out the good china, and don’t leave the house without peanut M&MS.

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