Shirley East Taylor

   Shirley Mae East Taylor, 84, of 433 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Taylor was born in Perquimans County on August 7, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Minerva Little East. A homemaker, she had been employed with Don Juan Mfg. Corp., and later for many years with Norfolk Public Schools. She was a member of Hunter's Fork Pentecostal Holiness Church.

   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Taylor, Sr.; an infant son, Stephen Taylor; three sisters, Frances Taylor, Sybil Elliott, and Myrtle Lamb; and by two brothers, Russell and Walter East, Jr.

   Surviving are her son, James L. Taylor, Jr. and wife Mary of Alexandria, VA; a sister, Blanche Harrell of Tyner; two brothers, Jesse East of Hertford and Leroy East of Minneapolis, MN; three grandchildren, Charlotte, Rebecca, and Noah Taylor; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

   Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Chapel, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford. A private burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Friends may join the family Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home.

   Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org).

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.