Veronica Grant Taylor

Early Sunday morning, on March 11th, 2012, an angel, St. Veronica Grant Taylor, quietly slipped away, to be with our Father in Heaven. St. Veronica Grant Taylor was born on September 22, 1949, in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Mr. & Mrs. Gennie and Jeanette Holley Grant. Answering to the nickname of "Poogie" she was the 4th of seven children born to her parents. In her younger years, she was very active in the community. She was in many dramatic plays, programs and musicals. She loved skating and singing. She was a wonderful mother, a beautiful wife, a lovely daughter, an excellent grandmother, an adoring sister, a great cousin, a caring aunt, a kind friend, and a lovely saint of the most high King. She received the Lord early in her life and she was a member of the Church of God and Saints of Christ from early childhood until her death. She was a true servant of the Lord and she was very faithful in her worship to God. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1967 and she achieved a Bachelor of of Science Degree in Accounting in 1983 from Norfolk State University. She was a retired Paraprofessional of Portsmouth Public Schools and she was the Accountant and Trustee for her Church. Also, she was a member of the "Grant Singers." She separated from her husband, Elvin Taylor, Jr. in 1995. She leaves behind 2 daughters, Kada S. Taylor of Portsmouth, Va.; Decaya Taylor of Chesapeake, Va; 2 sons, Elvin Taylor, III of Portsmouth, Va; Elron G. Taylor of Chesapeake, Va.; 2 sisters, Barbara White of Va. Beach, Va.; Alma White of Chesapeake, Va.; and 3 brothers, Jimmie Grant of Norfolk, Va.; Donnell Grant of Va. Beach, Va.; and Danny Grant of Norfolk, Va. She had and adored 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She called them "The Backyard Gang." They are Unique, Mikia, Alesha, Rico, Deja, Joseph, Elvin III, Elron II, Nya, Leah and Nazir. Also, she leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Her younger sister, St. Lynette Day died in 1999. She loved her family and God's gifts of the sun, the rain, trees and the ocean. She was the "neighborhood mom" that all of the children ran to for snacks, cookie and cool aide. Her favorite phrases were, "Oh taste and see that the Lord is Good" "I am blessed by the best" "You have a nice day" and "I know that's right"

Veronica Grant Taylor

September 22, 1949 - March 11, 2012