Adrienne Joyce (Turner) Taylor March 17, 1934 ~ September 11, 2026 (age 92)

A family memorial observance for Adrienne Joyce Taylor, 92, of Portales, will be held at the graveside at a later time.

Adrienne Joyce Taylor was born March 17, 1934, in Ramon, New Mexico, to the home of Johnnie Viola (Downer) and Adron Medlan Turner. She passed from this life in Portales on September 11, 2026, at the age of 92.

Adrienne was a 1951 graduate of Portales High School. Following graduation, she continued her education at Eastern New Mexico University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 1955. On June 3 of that same year, she married Benny Taylor. Their marriage spanned more than 70 years and was a testimony to faithful commitment, love, and devotion to one another and to their family.

Adrienne and Benny made their home in Portales until 1958, when his work took them to Clovis. In 1960, they moved to Alamogordo, where Adrienne taught for approximately five years at Yucca Elementary School. In 1970, they were transferred to Albuquerque, and in 1977 they moved to Roswell. In the early 1980s, they returned to Portales, not only because of Benny’s work, but also to help with her family’s farming operation. After returning home, Adrienne continued her love of education by working as a substitute teacher at Lyndsey School.

Adrienne was a woman who found joy in the simple blessings God placed before her. She was an accomplished artist, and her home was adorned with many of her beautiful oil paintings. She enjoyed gardening and lovingly canned the produce she and her family grew. She and Benny raised American Quarter Horses and shared many special memories riding together through the mountains of New Mexico. They also enjoyed traveling to visit family and seeing the beauty and wonder of different parts of the country.

Family was one of God’s greatest blessings in Adrienne’s life. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren deeply and treasured the time she was able to spend with them. Her life was marked by love, sacrifice, perseverance, and devotion to those around her. The lessons she taught, the kindness she showed, and the memories she created will continue to live on through the generations of her family.

Though her family grieves her passing, they do so with the comfort and hope found in their Christian faith. Adrienne’s earthly journey has come to an end, but her family takes comfort in the promise of eternal life and in the assurance that death is not the end for those who belong to Christ. After more than 70 years of marriage, there is also comfort in believing that she has now been reunited with Benny, whom she loved and faithfully shared her life with for 70 years.

The words of Scripture offer comfort to those who mourn: “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” — Revelation 14:13

Adrienne is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Sara Taylor of Forney, Texas; a daughter, Karan Cuomo of Terrell, Texas; four grandchildren, Brandon and Katie Taylor, Stephen Cuomo, Erin and Harrison Burton, and Douglas Cuomo; seven great-grandchildren, Lily Cuomo, Hazen Burton, Violet Burton, A’lainn Taylor, Reiley Taylor, Ariel Taylor, and Daphne Taylor; and a brother, Terry Turner of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Benny Taylor; her parents, Johnnie Viola and Adron Medlan Turner; two brothers, Alan Merle Turner and Adron Neal Turner, both of whom died as children; and a great-grandchild, Angel Taylor.

Adrienne leaves behind a family who will miss her dearly, but who can be thankful for the 92 years God gave her and for the many lives she touched along the way. Her love, her example, and the memories she made with her family will remain with them always. And while there is sorrow in saying goodbye, there is also peace in knowing that this goodbye is not forever.

“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” — Philippians 1:21

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