Funeral services were held on 09/22/2022 at St. Stephens Church of God in Christ. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.
Twylah Sherae Tarkington was born July 15, 1957, to Elizabeth Gean Taylor and Seth Walker Tarkington. She was the second child of Elizabeth Taylor and grew up in the Chollas View area of San Diego. She attended Chollas Elementary School, Gompers Jr. High and graduated from Lincoln High School, in 1975.
Soon after high school, Twylah became the mother of two sons, Loren Teryl McGee and LaRon Daryl McGee whom she loved and adored. Once her children reached school age, Twylah began working for San Diego Unified School District with special education children. She worked at different schools and settled down at Morse Senior High School, where she also supervised the drill teams. She worked as a Morse Tiger but was a Lincoln Hornet for life.
Twylah was known for her sharp tongue and her laugh that brought tears to her own eyes. She shared traveling, parties, concerts, sewing and thrift store shopping with her family and friends. The times that Twylah cherished the most were holidays spent with her family. And a function was not a function if Twylah’s famous Lemon Cake or Cornbread Dressing wasn’t there!
Twylah was preceded in death by her mother: Elizabeth Gean Taylor, father: Seth Walker Tarkington, brother: Larry Daniel, sister: Lynn Loman, and uncle: John (Dora) Taylor.
Left to mourn Twylah’s passing are her sons Loren and LaRon McGee, brother John Miller, aunt Lillian (Rodney) Carroll, uncles Teddy Taylor and Sammy Taylor, grandchildren, and a host of family, friends and students that cherish her memory.
