The Transylvania Times -

Mildred Mary Lou Gillespie Taylor, 80, of Brevard, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at the Laurels in Hendersonville. A native of Transylvania County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Elmer and Norma Estelle Brittain Gillespie. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Edward “Ted” Taylor; son, Alex Redden; sisters, Reba King, Cornelia Amick, Zandra Lance and Edith Jo Gillespie; and brothers, Johnny Gillespie, Joe Gillespie and Alvin B. Gillespie.

She is survived by her children, Rita G. May (William), of Dana, N.C. and Robert Bilbr...