Judith "Judy" Ann Best Taylor, age 79, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Born in Buncombe County on August 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Bishop Best and Merla Watts Best.

Judy is survived by her son, Harvey "Artie" Taylor of Enterprise, FL; daughter, Michelle "Shelly" Taylor Robbins and husband, Dena, of Sharpsburg; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Smith of Winterpark, FL, and Sylvia Boswell of Florence, SC; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at2 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery with Rev. Allen Mills officiating. The family will receive friends and relatives on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Nash Hospice and Palliative Care, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.

Arrangements by Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.