Ethel  (Rigby) Taylor (Rigby)

April 14, 1922 - November 15, 2015

Ethel (Rigby) Taylor affectionately known as “Mrs. T” was the eldest of four children. She was born in 1922 in Passaic, NJ to the late Lewis Joshua Rigby Sr. and Ethel Pennewell. She returned to God’s loving arms on Sunday, November 15, 2015 peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her residence in Somerville, New Jersey. Ethel graduated Somerville High School in the 1940s and attended the Lincoln School of Nursing in New York where she received her license as Registered Nurse in 1945. Ethel Taylor married the late Lester Randolph and two daughters were born. During her second marriage, Ethel wed James Russell Taylor and the family lived in Montclair, New Jersey for several years. Ethel worked in the Obstetrics unit at various hospitals in New Jersey, including a year of nursing in California, a Dental Assistant for Dr. Haddon of Passaic for many years and a Home Health Aide Supervisor for the Home Care Options Company locate in Paterson, New Jersey. Ethel and her siblings attended Sunday School and Christian Endeavor at early ages. She was a faithful member of the Bethel AME Church in Passaic, New Jersey where she served as a Church Clerk for twenty years, member of the Gospel and Senior Choirs, Pastors Aid, Missionaries, Stewardess Board and Sunday School Assistant and was also made one of the Mothers of the Church. Also Ethel has given diligent efforts to various organizations: Lincoln School of Nursing Alumni Association, North Jersey Hampton Alumni Association, Raritan Valley Section/National Council of Negro Women and a Poll Worker Coordinator (a.k.a. the Judge) for Elections in Somerville, NJ. Ethel was preceded in death by her first husband, Lester Randolph and second husband, James Russell Taylor; Two sisters Aleathea Allen and Gertrude Daly; One brother Lewis J. Rigby Jr. Ethel leaves to cherish in her memories two daughters Leslie Randolph of Somerville, New Jersey and Barbara (Barbie) Swinger of Arkansas; one step grandson Courtney Swinger and other families, religious families, business associates and many friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ethel (Rigby) Taylor (Rigby), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.