Saturday, February 6, 2021

11:00 A.M.

Washington Chapel Church

330 Hatten St. - Elkhart, Texas

Rev. Ricky V. Johnson,

Pastor & Officiating

Elder R.C. Emanuel, Eulogist

INTERMENT

Pilgrim Cemetery

Elkhart, Texas

Maryland Chivers Taylor was born on January 1, 1941 in Elkhart, Texas to Walter and Odie B. (Collie) Chivers. She was the second of seven children.

Maryland was raised in Elkhart, Texas and attended Henry High School.

She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and united with Washington Chapel Church, she served as secretary, announcement clerk, food coordinator, trustee, steward, treasurer and mother of the church. She was a life member.

Maryland worked as a butcher at Vernon Calhoun.

She married Melvin J. Paris. This union was blessed with three children, later Leonard Taylor, then Richard Crawford, loving paw paw.

Maryland departed her earthly body on January 28, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Odie B. Chivers; husbands, Leonard Taylor, Richard Crawford; grandson, Rickie "Boomer" Forward; son, Melton Paris; siblings, Walter C. Chivers, Nadine Chivers-Angton.

Loving survivors: son, Terence Paris, Elkhart, Texas; daughters, Sharon D. Paris, Elkhart, Texas, Cynthia R. Swanson; sisters, Charlene Chivers, Dolly D. Nelson, Eunice D. Demus, all of Elkhart, Texas; cousin that Maryland took care of, Adell Williams, Elkhart, Texas; Maryland raised and loved all her grandchildren with the help of Richard Crawford, Sterling, Therondrick, Courtney, Jernee', Drameagon, Traylon, Tie'Ara, Waynman, Michael;  numerous great grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends