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Her Life

Mae's Fight against AML and Her Goodbye

September 23, 2013

Mae fought so hard against AML but after 8 years she lost her battle. Mae was first diagnosed with MDS which later developed into AML. She had to have many blood transfusions and went through several rounds of Chemo. Mae never gave up and didn't let her disease stop her from living. Eventually most of her time was in and out of the hospitals. She was loved so much by all of the nurses at Willis-Knighton 4E. They became part of her family. She loved them and they loved her just as much. Mae passed July 4, 2013 @ 2:55am in rm 449. The world lost a real treasure, a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Friend. More to be added

Mae's Heart, Soul and Best Friend

September 23, 2013
Mae, her husband Wayne and Carlos, his wife Maxine were good friends. Carlos lost his wife Maxine to cancer July 4, 1997. Mae's husband Wayne passed away to cancer July 17, 2004. Mae married Carlos Taylor August 2, 2005. Carlos was her heart, soul, her best friend, husband and caregiver. More to be added

Nannie's Ultimate Gifts (Grandchildren)

September 23, 2013

Mae, also referred to as Nannie by the loves of her life. Mae was the ultimate Grandmother, all the grandchildren meant everything to her. Mae had 1 grandson and 8 granddaughters.

Mae's Grandchildren:

Jacob, the first grandchild and only boy, was born in March of 1986. Son of Faith Sarah, first granddaughter, was born in August of 1988. Daughter of Faith
Lacey, second granddaughter, was born July of 1991. Daughter of Angel
Emily, third granddaughter, was born November of 1992. Daughter of Faith
Haley, fourth granddaughter, was born March of 1993. Daughter of Angel
Leah, fifth granddaughter, was born December of 1997 . Daughter of Faith
Rylee, sixth granddaughter, was born January of 2002. Daughter of Angel
Tiffany and Savannah, seventh and eighth twin granddaughters, born April 2005. Daughters of Angel.

The Family Years

September 23, 2013

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Another Daughter is Born

September 23, 2013
Seven years after Faith was born, in June 1969, Mae had a second daughter Angel. More to be added 

A Daughter is Born

September 23, 2013
Two years later in February 1962, Mae had her first child, a daughter, Faith. More to be added 

Love at First Sight

September 8, 2013
In 1960, Mae met a man, Wayne William Watson, while she was working as a waitress. Wayne worked in the oil and gas industry and would have to travel with his job. While working in Arkansas, Wayne went to eat with some of his co-workers and Mae was his waitress. When he saw her, he told his co-workers "I am going to marry her." And on September 16, 1960 they were married in Malvern Arkansas. She moved to Waskom, Texas where Wayne was living.

The Beginning of a Beautiful Life

September 7, 2013
Born the 10th day of August, 1942, a beautiful baby girl was born to Rudy Robert Donahue and Ellie Bethal Gibbons Donahue in Bayou Meto, Arkansas in the County of Lonoke, Arkansas. She was the 11th of 12 children (8 boys, 4 girls). Mae was the youngest girl in the family.