Mavis Anne Taylor Koontz, age 79, went home to Heaven on February 5, 2023.  She was born in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina and moved to Florida in 1977.  She was a Registered Nurse until she had her first daughter and became a full time Homemaker.  She loved being a wife, mother and nana.  She was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and a member of Starkey Road Baptist Church.

Mavis was deeply devoted to her husband and her family above all else.  She enjoyed life to the fullest, and especially loved the beach, playing tennis, golf, Bridge, the Tampa Bay Rays and going to the movies.  She delighted in spending time with her grandchildren, and attending their sporting events and activities were some of her favorite things to do.  Mavis was a faithful friend to many and loved her church community, serving there in many capacities over the years.

Mavis was preceded in death by her mother and father, Opal and Ray Taylor; her sister, Debbie Taylor and brother, Gene Taylor.

She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Jim Koontz; oldest daughter Tracy and husband Bruce Storie and their children Luke (wife Jenica), Kyle and Ella; middle daughter Julie and husband Todd Broaderick and their children Ryan (wife Ashley), Ashley (husband Noah Michaw) and Evan; her youngest daughter Amy Koontz; and her brother Max Taylor.

Mavis' Celebration of Life will be on Friday, February 10, 2023 at Starkey Road Baptist Church at 4pm.  Family and friends are welcome to come at 3:30pm to offer condolences before the service begins.