She was the beloved wife of Kelly Nottingham Jr and the daughter of Edgar Allen Taylor and Mary Katherine Taylor (Tincher). She was born April 2nd, 1944 in Fayetteville, WV.
She attended Fayette county schools where she was incredibly proficient at math and graduated from Fayetteville high. She had dreams of moving to Chicago with her sister Anne and also of being an accountant. She attended college to realize these dreams later at Cuyahoga Community College where she made straight As. On December 22nd, 1962, she married the only love of her life, Kelly Nottingham Jr from the 82nd Airborne. They made a life together in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was a homemaker while he worked for the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
She is preceded in death by her husband Kelly Nottingham, their son, Paul Daniel Nottingham, her mother and father, one sister, Linda Cody, and two brothers, Donald Taylor and Leon Taylor.
She is survived by two children: her daughter, Katherine Nottingham Link and her son Kelly Allen Nottingham III. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren: Chadwick Nottingham, Alexis Arenz and Duane Arenz Jr, Kelly Payton Nottingham, Kaden Robert Nottingham; one sister, Anne Wood; and one brother, Edward "Teddy" Taylor.
Mom was a complex woman. She grew a more beautiful garden and flowers than anyone we will likely ever know again. She loved Christmas and would often put out thousands of lights and decorations. She was incredibly gifted at making Christmas cookies and her 7 layer cookies, Chinese Chews, Pecan Tassies, and Kolachkis will never be forgotten. She made better eggrolls than ANY chinese restaurant. In addition, our floors will always be warmed by braided rugs she made for us. Finally, many of us will remain warm for generations to come with the beautiful quilts she made for us.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, WV.
The family will receive friends from 1 pm to 2 pm on Sunday at the funeral home.
Family and friends will gather at 742 Milroy Grose Rd, Lansing, WV 25862 following service.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 West Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, WV 25840, will be assisting the family.
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