Tiny B. Taylor

TINY BERNICE TAYLOR, daughter of Katie Belle Freeman and John James Freeman, was born on March 1, 1921 in Lynchburg, Virginia, Campbell Mountain. The Lord called Tiny into eternal rest, and Tiny peacefully passed from this life, on April 28, 2008.Tiny was the second of two children, and sister of the late Virginia Stone of Lynchburg, Virginia. Tiny was born on Campbell Mountain just south of Lynchburg, where she lived until she was eighteen and moved to the city of Lynchburg for gainful employment. She completed her education through grade six at the local country school, but was unable to continue her education any further because the next school with grades seven through nine was too far away. Tiny began work in Lynchburg as a Domestic and later worked for several years at the hosiery mill in Lynchburg. Tiny was joined in Holy Matrimony to the late Nathaniel Edmund Jones, Sr. Of this union were born a daughter, Nathalie L. Jones, and a son, Nathaniel Edmond Jones, Jr. Nathalie was lost at the young age of eight months, on February 18, 1946, because of medical complications.Tiny left Lynchburg in 1952 and moved to Baltimore, Maryland, to seek better opportunities for her daughter, Shirley Ann, and her son, Nathaniel Edmond, and for better employment and income. Tiny initially lived in Cherry Hill in South Baltimore, and worked as a Domestic. After a few years, Tiny worked for many years as a presser in dry cleaning establishments, first in Cherry Hill, then for many years at Judy Lane Cleaners on Light Street in South Baltimore. Tiny later worked as a Dietary Aide at Maryland General Hospital where she retired in 1986.Tiny married the late Henry Taylor in 1960, for a short period, and moved from Cherry Hill to Northwest Baltimore.Throughout the many years of Tiny’s life, Tiny was a loving and devoted mother, and particularly proud, of her daughter, Shirley, and her son, Nathaniel Edmond, each of whom where her pride and joy. Tiny was also a loving and devoted grandmother to her three grandsons, Michael Leggs, Jeffrey Leggs and Kyle Leggs, and to her three great grandsons Brian, Byron and Dominique, and her two great granddaughters, Keyonna and Britney, and took particular pride in each of them.Over the many years, Tiny was and remains the matriarch of her family. She was a gracious and gentle lady, a queen, and a pillar of strength. Tiny was one of most caring, loving, positive, dependable, and organized persons one would ever know. Tiny never complained, always did what she knew she had to do and always did what she knew she should do. Tiny always looked and moved forward, and rarely looked back, usually in remembrance of a loved one or departed friend. Through love and devotion, many of Tiny’s values, character, habits, and spirit have been instilled in her children, Shirley and Edmond, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren, particularly her love for and the importance she placed on family. She was the center and focus of all family gatherings, whether birthdays, holidays, or otherwise.Tiny was a woman of strong Christian faith. She was baptized in the Baptist faith as a young adult at South Lynchburg Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. Tiny had a full, enriched and happy life. Only in recent years did medical challenges complicate her life, but which she bore with calm and grace. When she left us to join our Father last Monday at approximately 12:20 a.m., at University Hospital, she was at peace with the world, her life, and her faith in God, and secure in the love of her family.Tiny is survived by her son, Nathaniel Edmond Jones, Jr., Esquire; three grandsons sons, Michael Anthony Leggs, Jeffrey Vincent Leggs and Kyle Burton Leggs (Lt. Col., Army Reserves, Ret.); two granddaughters-in-law, Olivia (Kitty) Leggs and Kim Leggs; five great grandchildren, Brian Emanuel Leggs, Keyonna MyTear Leggs, Byron Michael Leggs, Britney Sierra Leggs, and Dominique Edmond Leggs; a second cousin, Ruby Paige; a sister-in-law, Costella Tyler. Tiny also leaves behind a host of other relatives and friends.

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Tiny B. Taylor

March 1, 1921 - April 28, 2008