Taylor, Evelyn

Evelyn Grey Taylor, age 82, of Lumberton, NC died on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. She was born in Robeson County, NC on November 28, 1928 to the late John Henry and Ola Grace Hayes Taylor. She previously worked as a bookkeeper for Modern Gas Company. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Bill Taylor and Wilton Rice and a sister, Nancy Taylor Elell. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her family, Wayne Grey Taylor of New Orleans, LA and David Anthony Taylor and wife Sue of LaFayette, LA; Billy Taylor and wife Florence of Atlanta, GA and Bobby Taylor and wife Leigh of Charleston, SC; Sherry Rice Lamb of Palo Alto, CA, Connie Taylor Ingram of Spring Lake, NC and Rosalie “Tootsie” Faulk and husband Hubert of Lumberton, NC; three brothers, Eugene Taylor of Bladenboro, NC, Harold Taylor of Lumberton, NC and J.W. Taylor of Rockingham, NC; two sisters, Elizabeth Carter Speights and Myrtle Hendren both of Lumberton, NC; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and a whole host of great friends. A funeral service will be held on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Cedar Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Brust officiating. Burial will follow in New Hollywood Cemetery in Lumberton. Visitation will be on Thursday evening, May 19, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street in Lumberton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wesley Pines Benevolent Fund, 1000 Wesley Pines Road, Lumberton, NC 28358.