Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Anne Kirby Taylor, 44 of Belmont Avenue, Belmont died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born November 8, 1967 in Catawba County, she was the daughter of James Randolph Kirby of Granite Falls and Donna Lea Andrews Gatwood of Hickory. Elizabeth was a member of Philadelphia Lutheran Church of Granite Falls. She co-owned Forest View Insurance and Clay Café in Gastonia. She was a 1986 graduate of St. Stephens and enjoyed reading and music. In addition to her parents; her step mother, Sandra Kirby of Granite Falls; step father, Michael Gatwood of Hickory; a son, James Michael Anthony Taylor of Belmont; three sisters, Jennifer Kirby Cary and husband Scott of Conover, Shannon Kirby Stamey and husband Keith of Hildebran and Megan Anaya-Lopez and husband Jose? of Hickory; a brother, Christopher Michael Gatwood and wife Vicki of Hickory; a step sister, Laura Gatwood of Hickory; numerous nieces and nephews and her beloved dog ?Jack? survive her. The Memorial Service will be 11:00 am on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Philadelphia Lutheran Church in Granite Falls. Pastor Terrell Long will officiate. The family will receive friends 10-11:00, one hour prior at the church. Memorials may be made to Philadelphia Lutheran Church, PO Box 278 Granite Falls, NC 28630 or the Humane Society of Catawba County, P.O. Box 63, Hickory, NC 28603. Please sign the online guestbook at www.JenkinsFuneralHome.net. The Taylor family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home in Newton.