Roberta Von Willer “Lynn” Taylor of Southern Pines passed peacefully at FirstHealth Hospice on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
Born January 27, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the only child of Harry and Roberta Von Willer. Lynn lived most of her childhood in Shaker Heights, Ohio and graduated from The Hathaway Brown School. She then attended nursing school at UNC Chapel Hill where she met her husband of 59 years, Jack Taylor, Jr. and they married December 28, 1957. They started married life in Washington, DC when Jack was based at Andrews Airforce Base and Lynn modeled for John Robert Powers. They then moved to Boston, MA while Jack pursued his MBA at Harvard University. They started a family of three girls and moved to Albany, Georgia, New Rochelle, NY, and Wilson Point, CT before moving back to the Sandhills in 1971.
Lynn was a staunch Patriot and served as a polling judge for many years. In her earlier years she was a Girl Scout leader and enjoyed teaching young women.
Lynn was a talented decorator and owned Brick Market Square, an antiques and interiors business in downtown Southern Pines. She graced many homes in the Southern Pines area with beauty and great attention to trims, fabrics, and wallcovering. She loved looking for inspiration at design centers in New York, Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA and would drag her sometimes unwilling daughters along.
She was committed to her family and hosted decades of memorable holiday dinners at their homes in Southern Pines and Pinehurst. She dedicated years to serving as nanny to 5 of her grandchildren in Cary and Raleigh, NC. Lynn loved playing golf, painting, gardening, and was an avid UNC fan.
A devoted Christian, she and her family attended Emanuel Church in Southern Pines for many years where she taught Sunday School. She then became a founding member of Christ Church, Anglican in Southern Pines where she served on the altar guild.
Lynn is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Webster (John), Suzanne Crawford and Melanie Taylor – all of Southern Pines and Pinehurst, grandchildren Wallace Kirk Crawford, Jr., Jennifer Terrell Broker, Jonathan Andrew Broker, Taylor Moore Crawford, Catherine Elizabeth Seifert, Sarah Ashcraft Seifert, Lydia Jane Seifert and Peter Von Willer Seifert, and great grandchildren Charlotte and Moore Crawford.
Her funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Church, Anglican on Saturday, October 26, followed by a graveside burial at Bethesda Cemetery in Aberdeen.
In lieu of flowers, contributions would be most welcome to Christ Church, Anglican or FirstHealth Hospice.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com.
Service arrangements are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home.
