HAMLET — Tommie Strickland Taylor, 100, of Hamlet, departed this life on Oct. 27, 2020 at home.
A public viewing will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 1021 E. Washington St., Rockingham. A private funeral service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.
Tommie worked as a domestic for several prominent families in Hamlet. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church and always the caregiver for her family and others.
Tommie was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Thomas Taylor, and all of her siblings.
She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Regonald (Donna) Taylor, Nadyne Taylor Brown, Gregory Taylor, Sandra (James) Lewis, Wanda (Edward) McNair; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dobbins Heights Cemetery Clean–up Committee in care of Alexander Robinson, P. O. Box 852, Hamlet, NC 28345.