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1928 - 2015 (87 years)| Name | Esther Irene “NaNa” RIDGEWAY [3, 4] | |
| Birth | 16 Aug 1928 | Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | ESTHER TAYLOR Posted Wednesday, October 7, 2015 6:00 am ALCOLU - Esther Irene Ridgeway Taylor, 87, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Hubert Leffel "Fet" Taylor, her husband of 65 years. Born on Aug. 16, 1928, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Charles Nettles Ridgeway and Naomi Irene Bryant Ridgeway. She graduated from Manning High School in 1945 and was a retired secretary with Production Credit Association and the Bank of Clarendon. She was a lifelong member of Clarendon Baptist Church, where she served faithfully until her health failed. As a breast cancer survivor, she participated in Relay for Life for numerous years. She is survived by a son, James Andrew "Jimmy" Taylor (Mary / Garson) of Manning; a daughter, Kathy Taylor Lee (Gary) of Manning; two sisters, Willowese R. Campbell of Kingstree and Betty R. Spigner of Sumter; she was the best grandmother and was affectionately called "NaNa" by her grandchildren, Joseph Leffel "Jody" Taylor (Amanda), Gary Curtis "Curt" Lee Jr. (Caroline), Derek Leffel Lee (Lauren), Mary Kathryn Lee Jordan (Ben) and Taylor Igel Lee; great-grandchildren, Anders and Cody Taylor, Landry, Copeland and Blythe Lee, Bennett Jordan and Quillon Lee; and also their friends. She was predeceased not only by her husband and parents but also by her oldest son, Hubert Leffel "Little Fet" Taylor Jr.; oldest grandson, James Andrew "Drew" Taylor Jr.; three brothers, William E. Ridgeway, Charles T. Ridgeway and Albert Ridgeway; and two sisters, Oneida R. Montjoy and Lorea R. Campbell. The family would like to give a special thanks to her neighbors, Ronnie and Mellie Lee; and her caregivers, Lottie Gray, Gertie Jones, Hannah Morris, Sarah Parker, Helen Reid, Melissa Wells and Martha Yarborough. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Clarendon Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike DeCosta officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Cemetery in Alcolu. Pallbearers will be Jody Taylor, Curt Lee, Derek Lee, Taylor Lee, Ben Jordan and Mickey O'Shields. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the home of her daughter, 1438 Oak Grove Church Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to Clarendon Baptist Church, P.O. Box 307, Alcolu, SC 29001 or to Clarendon County Relay for Life, c/o Jean Witt, P.O. Box 310, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org [4] | |
| HIST | ESTHER TAYLOR Posted Wednesday, October 7, 2015 6:00 am ALCOLU - Esther Irene Ridgeway Taylor, 87, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Hubert Leffel "Fet" Taylor, her husband of 65 years. Born on Aug. 16, 1928, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Charles Nettles Ridgeway and Naomi Irene Bryant Ridgeway. She graduated from Manning High School in 1945 and was a retired secretary with Production Credit Association and the Bank of Clarendon. She was a lifelong member of Clarendon Baptist Church, where she served faithfully until her health failed. As a breast cancer survivor, she participated in Relay for Life for numerous years. She is survived by a son, James Andrew "Jimmy" Taylor (Mary / Garson) of Manning; a daughter, Kathy Taylor Lee (Gary) of Manning; two sisters, Willowese R. Campbell of Kingstree and Betty R. Spigner of Sumter; she was the best grandmother and was affectionately called "NaNa" by her grandchildren, Joseph Leffel "Jody" Taylor (Amanda), Gary Curtis "Curt" Lee Jr. (Caroline), Derek Leffel Lee (Lauren), Mary Kathryn Lee Jordan (Ben) and Taylor Igel Lee; great-grandchildren, Anders and Cody Taylor, Landry, Copeland and Blythe Lee, Bennett Jordan and Quillon Lee; and also their friends. She was predeceased not only by her husband and parents but also by her oldest son, Hubert Leffel "Little Fet" Taylor Jr.; oldest grandson, James Andrew "Drew" Taylor Jr.; three brothers, William E. Ridgeway, Charles T. Ridgeway and Albert Ridgeway; and two sisters, Oneida R. Montjoy and Lorea R. Campbell. The family would like to give a special thanks to her neighbors, Ronnie and Mellie Lee; and her caregivers, Lottie Gray, Gertie Jones, Hannah Morris, Sarah Parker, Helen Reid, Melissa Wells and Martha Yarborough. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Clarendon Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike DeCosta officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Cemetery in Alcolu. Pallbearers will be Jody Taylor, Curt Lee, Derek Lee, Taylor Lee, Ben Jordan and Mickey O'Shields. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the home of her daughter, 1438 Oak Grove Church Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to Clarendon Baptist Church, P.O. Box 307, Alcolu, SC 29001 or to Clarendon County Relay for Life, c/o Jean Witt, P.O. Box 310, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org | |
| _UID | 4912B3F6EFD445EFA826545F8F62527B3AED | |
| _UID | 4912B3F6EFD445EFA826545F8F62527B3AED | |
| Death | 5 Oct 2015 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 8 Oct 2015 | Trinity Cemetery, Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina [4] |
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| Person ID | I273020 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 27 Aug 2020 | |
| Father | Charles Nettles RIDGEWAY d. Bef 5 Oct 2015 | |
| Mother | Naomi Irene BRYANT d. Bef 5 Oct 2015 | |
| _UID | E0D46C645A5347A4A28017A59A7F3D79C9E6 | |
| _UID | E0D46C645A5347A4A28017A59A7F3D79C9E6 | |
| Family ID | F204104 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Hubert Leffel “Fet” TAYLOR, Sr. d. Bef 11 Dec 2011 | |||||||
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| _UID | 680D67A7248B45A1B04BE5DCF0BF0E88193C | |||||||
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| Family ID | F87260 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 12 Oct 2015 | |||||||
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