Memorial service for murdered teacher Alethea Taylor
A service will be held tonight in memory of a retired primary school teacher from the Shropshire border who was murdered by her husband.
Alethea Taylor, 63, was reported missing by John Taylor in January last year from the bungalow they shared in Orleton, near Ludlow, and has not been seen since.
Taylor, 61, an undertaker, was convicted by a jury of her murder following a five-week trial this year.
The service to celebrate Alethea's life will be held at St George's Church in Orleton, where she played the organ and regularly attended, starting at 6.30pm.
It will be conducted by the Bishop of Ludlow, Alistair Magowan, who said he hoped that the service would bring some kind of closure to those who knew Mrs Taylor following a very traumatic period.
Everyone who knew Mrs Taylor is being urged to attend the service, which will be followed by light refreshments at the village hall.
The Reverend Bruce Thomson, the new vicar of Orleton Church who took over at the beginning of last month, will also be involved.
He said: "I hope and pray that this memorial service will bring comfort to all those who knew Alethea and help the community of Orleton in their grief.
"Alethea Taylor was very much a part of Orleton church. She was the organist and played a role in church activities and the community."
John Taylor was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years.
