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Carolyn Taylor Carter, daughter of the late James Osman Taylor and Lydia Bell Givens Taylor was born on October 10, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland. She surrendered to her heavenly reward on Monday, February 1, 2021, after a lengthy illness in long term care. Carolyn was preceded in death by her brother, James R. Taylor (Jimmy). As a youth, she resided between Lexington Kentucky and Manville Rhode Island with her parents and brother Jimmy. She received her education and graduated from the local high school in Manville, Rhode Island. She later returned to Baltimore, Maryland, which became her permanent home. On July 17, 1962, she married Lawrence E. Carter. They were united for 39 years before Lawrence preceded her in death in February of 2001. They both enjoyed entertaining family and friends. Carolyn’s years of employment, in Baltimore, began as a custodian and then later as an elevator operator at Stewarts and Company Department Store. She was always impeccably dressed in her uniform and white gloves as she manually and skillfully operated the controls and mechanics of the mahogany paneled walls, and metal screened door of the elevator car, in order to take customers to the various floors in the downtown building, which also required coordination to speed past certain floors and then slow to a stop at the right spot without jolting passengers or missing a floor. It was a job that went beyond the workings of the levers. Having the gift of greeting passengers and making small talk was a communication skill that Carolyn excelled at and later, around 1963, landed her a position as a Sales Associate at Lane Bryant that was then located at Howard and Lexington, also in the downtown area of the city. While employed at Lane Bryant, her fashion sense, sales, managerial, and communication expertise led her to managing the entire first floor, where profits for the entire store were doubled by the sales from the first floor. She was also a top seller of hosiery because she ordered and carried sizes that were hard to find. Around 1988, her retirement came after twenty-five years of retail service. Due to the onset of health and vision challenges, after 10 years of living independently at The Oaks at Liberty Senior Apartments, in 2012, she resided in assisted living for several years where she enjoyed activities and trips provided by the community. Although Carolyn resided in long term care for over 5 years, she always kept abreast of current events and had the gift of recall to discuss her life and historical and biblical facts. She could hold a conversation and educate you on topics that made you “Google” them to determine if the information was true. (Which in most cases it was!) She also loved music and would sometimes sing over others in group sing-a-longs. She was told she had a pretty good voice. Given her limitations and rite of passage, she had a youthful outlook when conversing with others. As a sign of her faith and relationship with God, at the end of visitations, among other prayers, she always prayed Psalm 23, The Lord’s Prayer, and the Apostles Creed. She was interesting to talk to and will be dearly missed. As Carolyn leaves her earthly journey, she leaves to mourn those who survive her: Joyce Taylor, sister-in-law; Betty Coney and Marilyn Hill, half-sisters; Keith Taylor, nephew; Leslie Taylor, niece; a great niece, a host of great-great nephews and nieces; Dean Brown, Jo-Ann Brown, Akiisha Dunmoodie, Carlos Dunmoodie, Jr., cousins; and other relatives and friends.

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Carolyn Carter

October 10, 1937 - February 1, 2021

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October 10, 1937 - February 1, 2021

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