Jean Elizabeth Wright Taylor of Covington, Virginia, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 in the Lewis-Gale Alleghany Regional Hospital.

She was the third of seven children born to Eugene and Emma Wright on February 15, 1948 in Bath County, Virginia.

She was educated at Union Hurst and Jeter Watson School in Covington, Virginia. After graduation she moved to Mount Vernon, New York where she continued her education in nursing. A tragedy happened and she left New York.

She moved to Washington, DC, where she met the love of her life, Nathaniel "Pete" Taylor. They joined Master's Childs Church of Deliverance and were married by Bishop Melvin Robertson on May 23, 1981 until the Lord led them to Kelsey Temple Church of God in Christ where she served as a Sunday School Teacher, as a Missionary Evangelist and an Altar Worker extraordinaire! She often said, "No one was too dirty or too low for God!"

Evangelist Taylor loved God, loved her family and "dem boys," the Dallas Cowboys! She had a special bond with the young people of the church and most, if not all, called her "Auntie Jean."

God gifted her hands, and she could do almost anything! She was an excellent cook, seamstress and ceramist; knitted and crocheted; and never met a stranger. One of her favorite savings was "love me if you can!"

Jean loved children and eventually opened her own daycare, "Jean's Little Ones," which she ran for more than twenty years. Many of the children of the Temple came through her daycare. Each year when the children transitioned into elementary school, she would be heartbroken and decided that she needed a change in career. God heard her cry and provided a new career at Center for Law & Social Policy where she worked faithfully for over ten years and moved on to American Registry of Pathology (ARP) at Walter Reed Medical Center until her retirement. Upon her retirement, Jean and Nathaniel moved back to her hometown of Covington, Virginia, where they began their own ministry at Mount Zion Church.

Jean leaves to cherish her memory, her loving husband, Nathaniel; her three children, Timothy (Theresa), Rebecca (Rick) and Chavez; one child preceded her in death (Laura); thirteen grandchildren; two preceded her in death (Darren and Danielle); nine great grandchildren; two sisters, Genevieve McKenzie (Lloyd) of Clifton Forge, VA; Debra Wright Hall (Herbert) of Covington, VA; two brothers, Gregory Wright (Alice) of Olney, MD and Gilbert Wright of Hyattsville, Maryland.

Two brothers preceded her in death (Robert and Tyrone Wright); one godson, Elliott Wright of Roanoke, VA; two special sister-friends, Jeanette Messick and Melinda Fallen; her dog, Sasha Ann and a host nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

The funeral service will be held Friday January 21, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Arritt Funeral Home Chapel.

The interment will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour before service.