Ann Stumpfl Taylor

Mrs. Ann Stumpfl Taylor, age 80, of Knoxville, TN, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, February 17, 2025. She was born October 2, 1944, in Neptune, NJ, a daughter of the late August (Gus) and Annette Stumpfl.
Ann was preceded in death by her sons, Samuel Wilde Taylor, Jr. of Braselton, Georgia, and Kyle Bernard Taylor of Acworth, Georgia; and her parents, Gus and Annette Stumpfl, of Belmar, New Jersey.

Ann is survived by her husband Samuel Wilde Taylor, Sr.; daughter and son-in-law, Joy (Nelson) Breeden; her grandchildren, Catherine (Jon) Williams, Colton Breeden, Lily Breeden, and Logan Breeden, all of Knoxville, Tennessee; her siblings Douglas (Catherine) Stumpfl of Venice, Florida, Steven (Renee) Stumpfl of Dayton, Ohio and Judy (Peter) Romein of Goffstown, New Hampshire. She also leaves many cousins, nieces, nephews, family members and friends who will sadly miss her.

She was a draftsman by trade and an integral part of several engineering firms, starting her career with Birdsall Corp. and retiring from GeoSyntec Constulants. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church where she loved working at the St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry. Ann enjoyed arts and crafts and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Ann will be laid to rest with her boys at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut, Tennessee.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Fr. Mike Schmitz and the Seeds of Faith Campaign raising money to construct a Catholic Center on the Minnesota campus he serves. Mom watched Fr. Mike regularly and was insistent that we donate “once things settled down.” [Seeds of Faith Donation Link](https://bulldogcatholic.org/seeds-of-faith/#donation-section.) Another donation option is People Making Progress, started by a dear friend and where Ann served on the board for many years. [People Making Progress Donation Link](https://peoplemakingprogressinc.org/donate/)