96-year-old Mary Helen (Taylor) Hubble, died peacefully April 3 at her home near Enterprise, Illinois, surrounded by family members and close friends. She was the widow of the late R. Leroy Hubble.
Born on July 18, 1924 in Hinton, West Virginia, to Charles A. and Gladys (Foster) Taylor, Mary was the eldest of four daughters. Growing up, she was educated at a one-room schoolhouse as well as the Hinton schools. After graduation, she worked as a telephone/switchboard operator for The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. before meeting and marrying Leroy Hubble, a young civil engineer from Wayne County, Illinois.
They married on December 1, 1943 and shortly afterwards Leroy was commissioned into the Navys Seabee division, serving in Occupied Japan. They returned to West Virginia after the war, then moved as his work required to Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, and Illinois. Mary was active in church, womens clubs, and as a school volunteer in each place.
Mary and Leroy built a retirement home in Wayne County in 1975 and moved there in 1982. The home was on land homesteaded and farmed by the familys previous three generations. After sixty-six years together, Roy died in March 2009. Mary, independent and creative, chose to stay at their beloved home until her passing.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother, Charles A. Taylor, Jr.; two sisters, Betty Taylor Barnette and Nancy Taylor Patrick; and son-in-law John Saban. She is survived by one sister, Kyra Young (David) of West Lafayette, Indiana. She is also survived by her children: Carl (Beverley) of Bellville, TX; Shara (Ken Yednock) of State College, PA; Howell (Shelley) of Spring, TX; Holly Roman (Jim) of Katy, TX; and Robyn Saban of Plainfield, IL.
In addition, she is survived by her grandchildren: Keely Yednock (Kenny Herbert) of New York, NY; Ross H. Yednock of Lansing MI; Bree Yednock (Eric Dean) of Coos Bay, OR; Shay Morrow of Bellville, TX; Jaime Hubble Reynolds (Ryan) of Lakeway, TX; Alix Morrow (Daniel Turner) of Georgetown, TX; Jordan Hubble of Houston, TX; Caroline Hubble of London, England; Casimir Roman of Houston, TX; Kataryna Cooper (Loyd) of Katy, TX; Mary Roman of Nashville, TN; Clare Roman of Houston, TX; Patricia Saban of Chestnut Hill, MA; Molly Saban of Naperville, IL.; and four great-grandchildren: Piper, CoCo, and Jagger Reynolds of Lakeway, TX; and Josephine Cooper of Katy, TX, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Because of COVID precautions, there was a private interment at Maple Hill Cemetery by Pastor Lora Foutch of the Enterprise United Methodist Church. The family plans to hold a Celebration of Life for Mary in the future. For those wishing to make a donation in Marys memory, a fund has been established at the Summers County Public Library, 201 Temple Street, Hinton, WV 25951 or Hospice at the Clay County Health Department, 601 East 12th, Street, Flora, IL 62839. Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home handled the arrangements.