Frances Taylor Gay

Frances Taylor Gay, age 83, surrounded by her loving children, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born in Nash County, NC on July 28, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Zadock Taylor and Elizabeth Louise Batts Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gene Raymond Gay; a sister, Shirley Wheeler; and her brother Robert Taylor.

Frances was a longtime member of the West Edgecombe Baptist Church in Rocky Mount where she faithfully participated in several committees and held various positions inside the Church. For many years Frances enjoyed being a substitute teacher with the Edgecombe County Public School System. She took great joy in spending time with her special friends at the beach and enjoyed the beauty in caring for her garden. Frances was especially grateful for her family of whom she cherished. Enjoying the company of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren always put a smile on her face and there was always a moment which called for her family to be gathered around her table. It was during those times that she was the happiest. Frances was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved her, but her loving spirit will never be forgotten as she was everything to her family.

Frances leaves behind to cherish her memory, her daughter Brenda Wall and her husband, Larry, of Rocky Mount; her sons, Tony Gay and his wife, Linda, of Rocky Mount, and Alan Gay of Rocky Mount. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Brad Gay and his wife Melissa, Brooks Gay, Jason Gay, Kristen Cockrell and her husband, Dillon, Allyson Gay, Ashley Kite and her husband Ashly, and Brandon Gay; great-grandchildren, Haley, Carter, Levi, and Emma Gay, and Easton, Hayden and Bryson Kite; and her sisters, Miriam Frederick and Jan Shore. She will also be missed by her sister-cousin, Joyce Brown and several nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Steve Edmondson and Rev. Mike Edmondson officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

Flowers are welcome, or memorials may be made in Frances’ name to Kindred Gentiva Hospice Foundation, 680 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202 or the Alzheimer’s Association Eastern NC, 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27612