Passed away peacefully at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony on June 10, 2011, Mr. Valen Taylor of Raleigh in his 77th year. Leaving to mourn with fond and loving memories his son Wayde (Bertha); daughters Jean (Hedley), Ena (Albert), and Jennifer; grandchildren Jody (Sonia), Marcella (Kirby), April, Beatrice, and Dillon; great-grandchildren Alicia, Emma, Karley, and Jon; his brother Elijah; and sister Flossie, as well as many nieces, nephews, additional relatives and friends. Mr. Valen Taylor was predeceased by his wife Beatrice, son Truman, parents Harvey and Eva Taylor, sisters Evelyn, Bertha, Ivy, and Ellen, brothers Llewelyn and Ernest. Visitation was held at the United Church in Raleigh followed by the funeral service on Monday, June 13, with Rev. Gus Pendleton officiating. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard, funeral director.