Ilion Susan (Stone) Tayler, 56, of Ilion passed away on Sunday July 20, 2014, at the Siegenthaler Center in New Hartford. Sue was born in Ilion on January 11, 1958, the daughter of the late Horace M. and Mildred (Sturgess) Stone. She was a graduate of Ilion Schools and Utica School of Commerce and worked as an office assistant at the NYS DOT until retiring in 2013. On October 29, 1977, Sue married Alan Tayler in Ilion. Sue was a member of the Mohawk Reformed Church, the Zen-Do Kai Martial Arts Association and was an Instructor at Bailey's Karate School in Herkimer, where she earned her 4th Degree Black Belt. Sue is survived by her beloved husband Alan, their sons Keith, his wife Jennifer and their three children, of Mohawk, and Kyle of Herkimer; three brothers, Bill and his wife Debbie, Paul and his fiancee, Carolyn Bowers, of Ilion, and Brian and his wife Mary of Richfield Springs; two sisters, Kathleen Bryden of Voorheesville and Eileen and her husband, Chuck French of Richfield Springs. Sue also leaves her mother and father-in-law, Bernie and Doris Tayler of Ilion; sisters-in-law Robin Tayler of Yorkville and Tammy and her husband Donald Devins of Newport; a brother-in-law Scott and his wife Marlene Tayler of Ilion, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces, nephews and cousins. She is predeceased by a brother Daniel Stone and a brother-in-law Wayne Tayler. A memorial service for Sue will be held on Friday July 25, 2014, at 1pm at the Mohawk Reformed Church in Mohawk with Pastor Brian Engel officiating. Interment will be on Saturday in Mt. View Memorial Gardens in Little Falls. Friends may call on Thursday, July 24, from 2-6 pm at the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home Inc. 100 Otsego St. in Ilion. Donations may be made to the Susan Tayler Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Bailey's Karate, 309 Miller Avenue, Herkimer, NY. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Sue's family wishes to thank Tom Arcuri and the entire Bailey's Karate family, Larry and Laura Brooks, of Brook's Karate, Terry and Lisa Gollegly and the staff of HOSPICE for all of their care and support during Sue's illness. To send an on line condolence please go to www.whiter-hendrix.com.