Mary M. Taylor, age 69 of Newport, passed away Thursday afternoon in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, surrounded by her family.
Born in Waynesville, NC, she moved to Newport in 1947. She remained there until her marriage in 1961, when she left to accompany her husband James at various duty stations throughout his 20 year military career. Upon his retirement, they settled in Newport and have lived there since 1979. Mary was a special education teachers aide for 23 years in the Downe Township Elementary School. She retired in 2003.
She is preceased by her sister Mae Shelton and three brothers, Troy Hannah, LV Hannah and Johnny Hannah.
Mary is survived by her husband of 51 years, James M. Taylor, her five children, Steven of Englishtown, NJ; Glenn and his wife Dawn of Loretto, TN; Christine Meiswinkle and husband Mark of Millville; David of Bridgeton and Daniel and his wife Terri of Hiddenite, NC, her six brothers and two sisters, Willis and his wife Carolyn; William and his wife Paula; Louis and his wife Betty, Eugene and his wife Emma; Thomas and his wife Doris and Virginia Summers, all of Millville and James Marvin Hannah and his wife Pearl of Sevierville, TN and Nellie Clements and her husband Paul of Hendersonville, NC, and eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Mary's funeral services on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, October 8th and 9th. There will be a viewing on Monday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM at Barr Funeral Home , 2104 East Main Street in Millville, where there will be a prayer service at 8 PM in the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday morning in Centre Grove Cemetery in Centre Grove.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made in Mary's name to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, Lockbox #1352, P.O. Box 8500, Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352 .