Ms. Inez Sands Taylor

August 27, 1925 - April 8, 2020

Inez Sands Taylor, was born August 27, 1925 to George Washington and Nellie Thrift Sands in Moniac Georgia. She had one wish and that was to let everyone know that she has changed to a new address and can now be found on Halleluiah Avenue in Heaven. She passed away in the arms of her daughter on April 8, 2020 from the results of a massive stroke at Baptist Medical Center Downtown. Mom had several jobs during her life, including working at Grants Department store, the IRS, a kindergarten teacher and director but her greatest joy was being a homemaker and raising her family. Being raised on a farm she loved to can and put fresh vegetables in the freezer. Mom loved to sew and would make her own clothes and dresses for me. She enjoyed other crafts including knitting and quilting by hand and we have numerous quilts that she made before a stroke took away that craft. Mom was active in her church, first at Arlington Baptist in Jacksonville and then at First Baptist Macclenny. She loved to teach little children about mission teaching Sunbeams and Mission Friends for many years. She hosted many WMU meetings at her house and was active in Mission work until her stroke in 2001 limited those activities but prayed daily for missionaries around the world. Mom was predeceased by the love of her life, Lonnie James Taylor Sr. They celebrated 58 years of marriage before dad passed away in 2008, her parents, brothers Clyde, Holland and Maxie Sands. Survivors include son, Lonnie James Taylor Jr. (Lori) of Powder Springs Georgia; granddaughters Jennifer (Tim) Delapaz and Carrie (Doug) Cooley both from Jacksonville; Brooke and Daryn Taylor of Powder Springs and Daughter Dr. Sandra L Taylor of Macclenny. Great grandsons Brayden and Cruz Delapaz and Larsen and Westin Colley. Siblings Dub, Ralph (Margaret) and Cecil Sands all of Macclenny and Annie (Ronald) Rogers of Jacksonville. Many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. The family wants to thank Visiting Angels who provided care for our mom while I was working especially Cathy, Shirley and Chris. They fell in love with mom who was a gentle soul and easy to care for. We also want to thank the nurses and doctors of Weaver 10 who made mom’s last days peaceful and saw that she was pain free and made it possible for me to be with her during the COVID-19 crisis. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. at Ferreira Funeral Services. Interment will be will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery. Family and friends are encouraged to attend and observe social distancing. A celebration of life service is being planned for the end of August. We would request instead of flowers that donations be made to Gidden’s International to provide Bibles for our local community. PO Box 894 Glen St. Mary, Florida 32040 Camp # 0900.5 Arrangements are under the care and direction of V. TODD FERREIRA FUNERAL SERVICES, 250 North Lowder Street, Macclenny, FL 32063 (904)259-5700. Visit www.ferreirafuneralservices.com to sign the family’s guest book.