Margaret Jean Cook Taylor

Mrs. Margaret “Jean” Cook Taylor, 89, of Mount Airy passed away Monday, January 30, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Watauga County on January 28, 1934, to the late Thomas Ward and Elizabeth Snyder Cook.  Mrs. Taylor was a retired schoolteacher from the Surry County School System, and a faithful member of Community Baptist Church.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed.  She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Harold Thomas and Andrea Nichols Taylor, James Kelley Taylor, Larry Jonathan Lane and Denise Black Taylor, Ben Andrew Taylor, Joshua Jean-Paul and Angela Brannock Taylor; grandchildren, Daniel Ward and Charlena Taylor, Meredith Ann Taylor, Mason James Taylor, Maggie Elizabeth Taylor, Cameron Andrew Taylor, Savannah Lee and Javier Moral, Samuel Longstreet Taylor, Sydney Hall Taylor, Sarah Jackson Taylor, Mela Lynn Taylor, Haven Camille Taylor; great grandchildren, Sophia Taylor, and Riggs Silas Taylor; a sister, Lulabell Parrish; a brother, Larry Cook; a sister-in-law, Donna Cook; many nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Harry” Taylor, a son, Benjamin Ward Taylor; sister and brothers-in-law, Faye and Johnny Yates, Bill Parrish; brothers, Gary Cook, and John Cook.  A funeral service will be held Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Brad Quesinberry officiating.  Burial will follow in Pine Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Friday night from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy.  Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.