Delores Taxter

November 08, 1929 - December 07, 2016

Delores Taxter (Age 87) - Delores was born in Bucyrus, Kansas on November 8, 1929 to Roy and Velma Kirby. She passed away December 7, 2016 at her home in Spokane. She was raised and attended school in Welda, Kansas where she met her husband Max Taxter. Delores was valedictorian of her class, and enjoyed playing sports. She was so athletic that she practiced with the boys basketball team. Delores attended Iola Junior College and worked at a variety of clerical jobs. She and her family moved to Spokane in 1969. She volunteered as a Pink Lady at Holy Family Hospital for 23 years. While volunteering in the emergency room, her coworkers encouraged her to train for an emergency room technician position, for which she got hired. All those she touched by her positive attitude at Holy Family remember her as a diligent worker who was great with patients. Delores was an inspiration to all she met. She was humble, independent, a hard worker, and frugal, but also quite generous. She was an avid golfer and bridge player; she was also the first woman to hold membership at the Spokane Country Club. She was fun loving and enjoyed traveling and gardening. Delores wanted no accolades or undue attention brought to her. At her insistence there will be no services held. Delores was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her sister Ina Ruth Ayers of Alaska, brother Ralph Kirby of Missouri, daughter Vickie Taxter of Spokane, son Bruce Taxter of Richland. She doted on her 3 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.