Seliah Lena Taylor, age 94 of Seguin went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Seliah was born November 11, 1928 in Seguin, Texas to Garfield and Seliah L. (Garcia) Collins.

At an early age she confessed to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and became a member of Second Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. J.M. Carr. Seliah was a faithful member of Second Baptist Church for 83 years.

Seliah was reared in Seguin and attended Ball High School. She worked at Gary Job Corps in San Marcos and retired from there after 16 years of dedicated work in the Security Department. Seliah also worked for Seguin ISD as a lunch monitor and crossing guard. She was also a lifelong member of the VFW Auxiliary.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter Eugene Taylor; son, Garfield Eugene Taylor and brother, Ernest Eugene Collins.

Seliah is survived by three loving daughters, Carolyn J. Sutton (Willis), Mary Ann Green (Gerald) and Lena L. Lewis (Jerry); sister, Laura E. Johnson; grandchildren, Thomas A. Gipson, Jr. (Karen), Tnisha A. Sutton, Taylor M. Green; great-grandchildren, Thomas A. Gipson, III (Taylor), Trevis A. Gipson, Ayanna A. Lavalais, Tyler A. Gipson and Taylor N. Black; great-great-grandchildren, Thomas A. Gipson, IV, Tobias J. Gipson and baby girl Gipson on the way; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family.

Visitation will be Friday, February 3, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Second Baptist Church. A private interment will be held at a later date at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Serving as pallbearers will be Thomas Allen Gipson Jr, Trevis Allen Gipson, Jhoquez Huff, Gerald Green, Sr, Joshua Sparks, Courtland Griffin, Michael Johnson and James Babineaux. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tyler Allen Gipson, Thomas Allen Gipson, III, Jerry Lewis, Willis Sutton, Alvoyd Wilson, Jr. and Ron Griffen.

The service will be live-streamed at www.facebook.com/SBCofSeguin .

Memorial contributions can be made to Second Baptist Church, 623 S. Guadalupe St., Seguin, Texas 78155 and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Hospice, 1346 E. Walnut St., Seguin, Texas 78155.