Nellie was born on Sept. 10, 1930 in Raleigh as the eldest child of Lewis and Grace Evans on Nov. 16, 1949. She married Cecil Taylor and together they had 10 children. She was blessed to have 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. On May 5, 2014 Nellie Beatrice Taylor of Raleigh passed away into peace at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony, at the age of 83. Left to mourn are her children Robert (Dorothy), Joan Welsh (Ron), Ralph (Lillian), Faye Pittman (Edgar), Victor, Velma Pynn (Randy), Rick (Donna), Helen Greene (Keith), Kevin (Wavey), and Cheryl Randell (Glen); grandchildren Pam (Perry), Dennis, Sherry (Jake), Carla (Bart), Deborah (Todd), Shannon (Sarah), Justin (Jennifer), Byron, Tiah, Stephanie (Randy), Victoria, Tyrone (Natasha), Micheal (Sherry), Christopher (Keitha), Megan (Adam), Crystal (Dave), and Gregory (Jade); great-grandchildren Justin, Jordan, Kayla, Korbin, Abby, Aiden, Braydon, Allyson, Kaitlin, Jakob, Georgia, Makayla, Ryder, Bronwyn, Lincoln, Cassandra and Greyson. She also leaves to mourn her siblings William, Alfred (Frances), Gilbert (Joyce), Leonora, Violet, Debbie, and Faye (Cecil), and sister-in-law Mamie Taylor. Nellie lived to see the passing of her husband Cecil, mother and father Grace and Lewis, son Robert, son-in-law Edgar, grandchildren Robert and Tracey, sister-in-law Keziah, and brothers-in-law Ford and Karl. Visitation took place at the United Church in Raleigh from where the funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7 with Rev. Charles L. Pendleton officiating. Cremation followed the service with burial at the Old United Cemetery in Raleigh at a later date. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard, funeral director.