Obituary of Twila Carter

Twila Anita Taylor Carter was born to Jim and Ruth Taylor on January 30, 1961, in Goodland, Kansas. She grew up on a farm south of Burlington, Co. She was a tomboy until she was in the fifth grade when she developed allergies. At that time her mother started teaching her to sew, and crochet. She graduated high school in 1980 and later continued onto Morgan Community College in which she studied two years in business technologies. In Burlington is where she lived all her life. Twila had her first child in August 1979; James Taylor, three years later she had her second child in August 1982; Jesse Lopez. Just over a year later she had her only girl in December 1983, Emilda Langdon. Then after five years she had her final baby boy in July of 1988, Charles Lopez. Twila married Darrell Carter on November 30, 1996 and gained three more children Eleana Long, Darrell McDonough, and Brian Carter. She enjoyed going dancing with Darrell out at the Burlington Inn when Lee Sims was in town. She was not a complainer despite her affliction with renal failure and blindness for approximately ten years. She was always able to see the brighter side of things. She would rather laugh than cry about her problems. In Twila’s spare time she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, crocheting and bragging about her dog Chance. She is survived by her husband, Darrell Carter of Burlington, Colorado. Her children James Taylor (Soraya Frank) of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado; Jesse Lopez (Lily) of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado; Eleana Long (Brad) of Goodland, Kansas; Emilda Langdon (Edward) of Evans, Colorado; Darrell McDonough (Mary) of Burlington Colorado; Brian Carter of Wilmar, Minnesota; and Charles Lopez (Bryttnie Yoes) of Stratton, Colorado. She is also survived by her mother, Ruth Taylor of Burlington, Colorado, Sister Joyce Taylor of Burlington, Colorado, Three Brothers Thomas Taylor (Desi) of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, John Taylor of Missouri, and Charles Taylor (Jodie) of Burley, ID, her two cousins Brenda Roberts of Colorado Springs, Colorado, David Rutledge of Burlington, Colorado and twenty-two grandchildren and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. She departed this life on October 24, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado with her family by her side. She is preceded in death by her father, Jim Taylor, grandparents: John and Ruby Harrison, Charles and Bertha Taylor, her nephew Brian Adam Taylor, mother-in-law; Elna Carter, and Sister -in-law Erva Carpenter.