Selma Taylor Johns

A celebration of life was held on April 15, 2017 for Selma Johns in Omaha, Nebraska. Internment was hel April 17 at the Omaha National Cemetery beside her husband Warren Johns.

Selma passed away on February 6, 2017 in Omaha, at age 85. Selma was the daughter of Ernie and Leta (Curry) Taylor.

She was born on April 15, 1931 at the ranch in the Elgin Community, south of Ekalaka (which later became the Belltower community). She attended the Belltower grade school and Carter County High School, graduating in 1949.

After graduation, she moved to Sioux City, Iowa and began working as a bookkeeper for her uncle, Floyd Taylor, at the McGuirk and Taylor Seed & Feed Store. There she met her lifelong soul mate, Warren. They were married on November 3, 1950 at Elk Point, SD. A son, Dennis, was born before Warren left for a two-year duty in the Korean War.

During that time, Selma and her son moved back to her parent's ranch in Montana, until her husband was discharged from the Army.

They went back to Sioux City where two daughters, Sandra and Denise, were born. In 1961 they moved to Omaha, Nebraska due to a transfer in Warren's job.

In 1964 Selma started working for school cafeterias, retiring from that eventually. Those years were spent raising their family and going back home to Montana for summer vacations. Selma and Warren loved to dance, bowl, golf, and watch their children in sports and extracurriculars.

Selma was involved with the American Legion Auxiliary and loved traveling in their RV, spending winters in California and Arizona. She was an avid oil painter and painted beautiful pictures on canvas, saws, Christmas bulbs, magnets, and more. She attended many craft shows.

Selma's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were a very special part of her life.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years; parents Ernie and Leta Taylor; brothers Keith and Vincent; sister-in-law Darlene; brother-in-law Gene Holter; and nephews Bobby Joe and Dale Taylor. She is survived by her children; Dennis (Natasha) Johns, Sandra (Kevin) Braun, and Denise (Mike) Peterson; grandchildren Christopher (Jessica), Ryan (Kylee), Kayla, Shelby (Chris), and Daniel; great-grandchildren Riley and Easton; and sisters Phyllis Purdum and Marieta Holter.