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1928
Leone
2023
Leone Taylor Gilbert
January 10, 1928 — December 8, 2023
Leone Taylor Gilbert, 95, passed away Friday, December 8th at the Eden Rehabilitation Center in Eden, NC.
There will be a funeral service at Fair Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, December 13th at 2:00pm. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Stoneville Municipal Cemetery in Stoneville, NC.
Leone or “Nana” was born January 10, 1928 to the late George B. Taylor and Edna Craddock Taylor in Rockingham County. She loved her family, working in the yard, and keeping a clean and neat home. One of her favorite things to do was having food prepared for her family. Leone was employed 50 years at Gem Dandy, Inc. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Stoneville, NC.
Left to cherish her memories are her daughter, Peggy Gilbert Odell (Jerry) of Stoneville; brother, Leroy Taylor (Inez) of Madison and one grandson, Brad Odell (Heather) of Wilmington, NC.
Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Ray Gilbert; brothers, Raymond, Coy, Ben, Harry Taylor; sisters, Ruby Mabe, Nora Smith, Belva Jones, Ila Case.
Special thanks from the family to Sylvia Fulcher, her caregiver and friend.
In lieu of flowers donations may be given to First Baptist Church of Stoneville, 300 E Main Street, Stoneville, NC 27048 or Hospice of Rockingham County, 2150 NC 65, Reidsville, NC 27320
Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com
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