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The Times Record
June 25, 2009
Ruth Eloise Whited Taylor
Ruth Eloise Whited Taylor, 89, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at her home.
She was born at Walton, a daughter of Walter Rybrum and Ethel Raines Whited.
She was the last remaining survivor of the Stephen and Henrietta Cunningham Taylor family, outliving their 10 children and spouses. She was the widow of Chad Ray Taylor after 63 years of marriage.
She moved to North Carolina in 1956. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, Washington, N.C., until relocating in April 2003 to Lynchburg to live with her daughter, Sandra Taylor Day.
She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Day of Lynchburg and Patricia Taylor; one sister, Dorothy Whited Atkins of Washington; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Service was June 3 at First Baptist Church, Washington with Dr. Jimmy Moore; Rev. Mark Grooms; Rev. Stephen Atkins, nephew of the deceased; and Rev. Jim Phillips, nephew of the deceased, officiating.
Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery.
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