Coral Fawkes Taylor was born in Nassau, Bahamas on July 10, 1922, to Mildred McKinney Fawkes and Edward Fawkes, and departed this life in Durham, NC, on March 21, 2024, at the age of 101 years. She grew up in St. Agnes Anglican Church, attended Nassau public schools, and is an alumna of Howard University. After college she taught in Nassau public schools and married one of her childhood classmates, John E. Taylor. In the 1950s Coral and John returned to the United States for John to attend college and General Theological Seminary in New York. After his graduation and ordination to the Episcopal priesthood, they embarked on a joint ministry serving churches in Nassau, Bahamas, Dallas, TX, Evanston, IL, Annapolis, MD, Brooklyn, NY, and finally Hempstead, NY, from which they retired, returning to Nassau in 1990. Theirs was a joint ministry as Coral served as organist and taught in the parochial school associated with the church in Dallas, was a member of the ECW, and taught Sunday school everywhere they went. She also gave the best Christmas parties to thank the choir, vestry, and other church groups each year. In the early 2000s, John and Coral moved to Durham, NC, to be closer to their children and Coral has lived with Sharon and her husband, Willie Covington, since John’s death in 2009. In retirement, Coral wore slacks for the first time, read voraciously, traveled to visit family who remained in Nassau and her children, who are scattered across the United States. She exercised regularly, at one time telling family, “When I turn 97 I’m going to stop going to the gym.” After her hundredth birthday, Coral did start to slow down. In recent months she became unable to leave home and died on March 21, 2024. She was predeceased by her husband, Rev. John E. Taylor, eldest son, John E. F. Taylor, and her siblings, Gertrude Burnside, Bloneva Deveaux, William Fawkes, and Sir Randol Fawkes. She is survived by her children Rev. Stephanie and Joseph C. Yancy, Dr. Sharon Taylor and her husband Willie Covington, Philip and Joanne Taylor and James Taylor and Detra Campbell-Taylor, seven grandchildren, three great grandsons, and many nieces and nephews. May light perpetual shine upon her.