Lillian Todd Taylor

Asheville - Lillian Virginia Todd Taylor, 92, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Lillian started singing solos in church when she was 5 years old, and sang until the age of 90. She was a Sunday School teacher, youth leader, and directed many Christmas programs, some of which she wrote herself. She wrote many songs and poems, and sang most of the songs in her local church. She was the President of the Ladies Auxiliary at Biltmore Church of God, where she was a faithful member for many, many years. For the past 10 years, she had been a member of the Open Door Cathedral. Lillian and her sisters were very active and involved in the American War Mothers. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Lillian was the daughter of the late Mack Arthur and Ida Elizabeth Creasman Todd. She was also preceded in death by a son, Audrey Samuel Taylor; grandson, Timothy Taylor; sisters: Mary Crawford, Lucy Cole, Alma Cox, Martha Fulgham, Clara Jones, and Lola Powers; and brothers: George, Doyce, Mack and Edwin Todd. Surviving are her husband of 73 years, Willis Broadus Taylor, Sr.; son, Willis Broadus Taylor, Jr. and wife Mary of Asheville; daughters: Patricia Earwood and husband Jim and Carolyn Moore, all of Arden; grandchildren: Lisa Earwood Sherlin and husband Wayne, Jeffrey Earwood and wife Laura, Jennifer Earwood Morrow and husband Charles, Darren Moore and wife Amy, Tracie Moore Helton, Joseph Taylor, Leigh Anne Taylor Bishop and husband Mark, and Christopher Taylor; 18 great-grandchildren, three great, great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Monday, September 1, 2014 in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home, with the Rev. John Powers and Rev. Charles Coxie officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30-3:00 PM Monday at the funeral home, and at other times at the home of Jim and Pat Earwood. The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the physicians and staff of the Laurels of Green Tree Ridge, especially to the nurses and CNA's that took such great care of Lillian.