Aly Taylor Obituary (1987 – 2026) – West Monroe, LA
Alyssa “Aly” Page Taylor (June 9, 1987-April 30, 2026). Although her time here on earth was entirely too short for those who knew and loved her, all can agree that she lived life to the full every moment she was here. Her greatest goal this side of Heaven was to be a wife and mother, and there was not a better wife for Josh or mother for Genevieve, Vera, Lydia and Estelle than Aly. Aly was blessed by family and friends who loved her, but it was because she was such a blessing to all those around her. Funny, fun, faithful, present, caring, loyal, strong- both physically and emotionally- are just a few words to describe her. The impact she has made literally all over the world due to her inspirational faith and perseverance as she battled and beat breast cancer at 24, dealt with infertility and walked faithfully after her ovarian cancer diagnosis in October 2022 is impossible to measure.
Aly was born in Lafayette, La in 1987 where she and her big sister, Jessica, danced and played softball on teams her daddy, Fred, coached. She also played volleyball at Westminster Academy. There were too many sleep overs to count at her house with friends filled with plays, movies and caramel rolls. She moved to Monroe with her mom, Cyd, and Jessica in 1999 due to her daddy passing away in 1998.
Aly attended Ouachita Christian School from 7th grade through graduation. She was Junior High Cheerleader and on the High School dance team. While at OCS, she made some lifelong friends and met the man of her dreams, Josh. As her daddy was a huge LSU fan, it was her plan to go to college at LSU. And she did with several of her friends from OCS and reconnected with another friend from WCA while there. As strong as the pull was to go to LSU, the pull to come back to Monroe and Josh was stronger. They married the summer between her freshman and sophomore years at the age of 19. She first attended ULM and then Troy University due to a move with Josh’s work but ultimately came back to ULM where she graduated with a degree in Sociology. She didn’t stop there. She found her calling and went on to receive a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). As if that were not enough, she decided to pursue her PhD in MFT as well. She was only 2 months into that program when she was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. She did not let that stop her. Through all the chemo, radiation, reconstructive surgeries she went on to not only obtain her PhD, but she also graduated on time with a 4.0 and wrote her dissertation on the effect of a cancer diagnosis on the family. She has been a college professor teaching Master’s and Phd courses online through Liberty University, an adoption consultant, and a therapist even conducting counseling sessions up to the week before she passed.
Aly will be remembered most importantly, as a faithful, faithful servant and Jesus follower. She lived and continued to proclaim His works daily, never wavering, always knowing and believing. Singing His praises to the end.
Aly was preceded in death by her father, William F. “Fred” Page, Jr. and grandparents, Wallace D. “Lucky” and Yvonne Counselman; Jerrell and Charlotte Colquette, and Joseph D. “Joe” Jacobs.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 20 years, Josh Taylor and her children, Genevieve, Vera, Lydia and Estelle Taylor; mother, Cyd Page Jacobs (Joey); siblings, Jessica Johnston (Jeremy), Jonathan Jacobs (Kira), Justin Jacobs (Jeanette), and Thomas Jacobs (Innocence); nieces and nephews, Liam and Beckham Johnston and Sulli, Oliver and Gideon Taylor, and Cecilia, Hatten, and June Jacobs; Father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dr, Terry and Renea Taylor; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Lee and Rachel Taylor; Aunts and Uncles, Ann and Doug Sears, Michael and Libby Page and Mark and Terri Mancill.
