Nettie Epley Taylor, 94, of Morganton, NC died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 following a period of declining health. Born July 26, 1921 in Burke County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Walter Epley and Ida Moses Epley. Nettie loved flowers, gardening, sewing, canning, and her church.
A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Nettie is survived by daughters, Barbara Southworth and husband, Ed of Frankfort, KY, and Janice Wilson of Lakeland, FL; a son-in-law, Charles McMahon of Morganton; grandchildren, Beverly McMahon, Sharon Dupuis and husband, Bobby, Tim McMahon and wife, Christie, Jenny Currie and husband, Neil, Sandra Dugan and husband, Chuck, Christie Southworth, and Charles Southworth.; great-grandchildren, Travis Dellinger, Robert Dupuis, Austen Winters, Alex McMahon, Stevie Dellinger, April Turner and husband, Luke, and Kate McMahon, Alyssa and Ryan Currie; great-great-granddaughter, River Turner; sisters, Mattie Chapman and Bessie Pritchard, both of Morganton; and a brother, Ted Epley and wife, Grace of Morganton.
In addition to her parents, Nettie was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth McMahon; a great-granddaughter, Stacy Dawn Dellinger; a brother, Bud Epley; and a baby brother and sister.
The family will receive friends Monday, October 26, 2015 from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. The funeral service will follow at 7:00 pm. The burial will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, October 27 at the McDowell Independent Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Burke County Friends for Animals, PO Box 1884, Morganton, NC 28680.
Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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