Sallye Ann CHILDRESS

1922 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Sallye Ann CHILDRESS
  Birth	27 Jan 1922	Danville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	4B1A6A1301BE4B18B2393F0FEF97D9A642B2
  Death	10 Aug 2010	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	findagrave.com: Sallye Childress Taylor, 88, of 208 Primrose Drive, Blacksburg, Va. and formerly of Martinsville, Va., died Tuesday, August 10, 2010. She was born on January 27, 1922, in Danville, Va. to the late Thomas Johnson Childress and Ruth Minter Childress. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Fleming Taylor. Mrs. Taylor received a Bachelor of Science degree from Radford College and a Master of Science degree from the University of Virginia. She was a high school science teacher for 43 years. She began teaching in 1941 in Patrick County, Va. and taught 30 years in Henry County, at Fieldale High School, John D. Bassett High School and Fieldale-Collinsville High School. Mrs. Taylor was active in the work of the First United Methodist Church of Martinsville, Va. and Blacksburg United Methodist Church, Blacksburg, Va. She was a former treasurer of the Henry County Education Association, a former member of the board of directors of the Southern Area Agency on Aging, a former member and former president of the Martinsville Chapter of the Altrusa Club and an avid bridge player and reader to preschool children. Surviving are her daughter, Reba Taylor, of Blacksburg, Va.; sons, John Fleming Taylor Jr. (Jeff) ,of Lynchburg, Va. and James William Taylor (Jim), of Chesterfield, Mo.; brother, Thomas Johnson Childress Jr., of Martinsville, Va.; grandchildren, Season Taylor, Will Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Fleming Taylor, Kathryn Taylor, Taylor Phelps and Kendall Phelps; three great-grandchildren and special friends, Nancy Hall, James Hubbard, John and Nancy Ullman and Esther and Eric Hallerman. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Norris Funeral Services Martinsville Chapel with the Reverend Reggie Tuck officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Va. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Blacksburg United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 931, Blacksburg, Va. 24063 or to the First United Methodist Church, 146 East Main Street, Martinsville, Va. 24112. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, Martinsville, Va. is serving the Taylor family. Published in Roanoke Times from August 11 to August 12, 2010
  Person ID	I8278	America
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Johnson CHILDRESS,   b. 15 Mar 1886, USA d. 24 Nov 1953, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ruth Gladys Minter,   b. 15 Jul 1896, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Feb 1976, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1921	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Fleming TAYLOR,   b. 24 Jul 1908, Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jan 1975 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1948	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F3270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 27 Jan 1922 - Danville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Death - 10 Aug 2010 - Virginia, USA Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later. [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.