Mrs. Mattie Will Taylor

TAYLOR, Mrs. Mattie Will - Age 88, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Willowbrook Manor Nursing Home. Family hour 10:00 AM Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4805 N. Saginaw St. with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller, Jr. officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:00 AM Saturday. Mrs. Taylor will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday, with family present from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM to receive friends. Mrs. Mattie Will Taylor was born June 4, 1928 in Crawford, Mississippi, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.T. (Daisy) Buchanan. She was raised in Columbus, Mississippi, with her six siblings. Mattie accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age, uniting with the Union Baptist Church in Columbus. She united in Holy Matrimony with Mr. Harvie Taylor Sr. in 1946. Together they raise seventeen beloved children. After his passing, she moved to Flint, Michigan in 1971. She then united with the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, where she served faithfully for many years until her health began to fail. Mattie had a great love for the Macedonia church family, actively serving on the Senior Usher Ministry, Kitchen Committee, and Circle of Moses Missionary Ministry. Mattie was known for her infectious laugh and enjoyed bowling, quilting, shopping, and baking. She always welcomed a house full of children and grandchildren, cultivating an environment of unconditional love. Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Harvie Taylor Sr.; daughter, Margaret Taylor; sons, Jimmie, Harvie Jr., Jessie, and Bennie Taylor; grandchildren, Henry and Allan Harris, Fatima Crooms, LaTrena and Tommy Taylor Jr.; parents, L.T. and Daisy Buchanan; four brothers; and one sister. Mrs. Mattie Taylor leaves to cherish her sweet memories: daughters, Cellie Harris and Shellie Taylor, both of Flint, Martha (Wade) Deloach of Columbus, MS, and Hattie Taylor of Marietta, GA; sons, Sammie (Delores), Charles (Ernestine), Lee Roy (Meco), Willie (Shelia), Johnnie (Sheree), Tommy (Tamitha) Taylor, all of Flint, Larry Taylor of Atlanta, GA, and Ray (Margo) Taylor of Southfield, MI; sister, Willie B. Buchanan of Columbus, MS; daughter-in-law, Connie Taylor of Flint; thirty-two grandchildren; forty-eight great-grandchildren; seventeen great-great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends including special friend, Ann Haywood and the Adams Avenue family.

Mrs. Mattie Will Taylor

June 4, 1928 - January 8, 2017