ROCKY MOUNT - Jessie Dean Rose Taylor, age 89, passed away September 21, 2024.

Born in Edgecombe County on September 5, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Edward and Lillie Wallace Rose. Jessie Dean was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William Daniel "Billy" Taylor; her daughter, Melissa Kaye Taylor; her great-granddaughter, Millie Rae Thye; and Baby C; her sister, Christine Rose Calhoun; and two brothers, Donald Rose and Robert "Bud" Rose.

Jessie Dean is survived by her children, Charles Taylor (Robin) of Nashville, Melanie Taylor Chambers (John) of Floyd, VA, and Jeff Taylor (Deana) of Rocky Mount; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Portia Rose Daisy; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11a.m. at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Pastor David Taylor officiating. Burial will follow the service at Pineview Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Jessie Dean's memory to Oak View Baptist Church, 2412 Arlington Street, Rocky Mount, NC, 27801, or to Your Choice Resource Center (Pregnancy Care Center), 400 Sunset Ave., Rocky Mount, NC, 27804.