CANDACE VALERIE HANDY's Obituary
OBITUARY OF CANDACE VALERIE HANDY
Candace Valerie Handy was born on September 26, 1961 to Urseline Hallett and the late Junior Lee Taylor. She departed this life on Saturday, February 27, 2016.
Candace received her education at Stephen Decatur High School, Class of 1980. She was employed at the Castle in the Sand Hotel in Ocean City, MD for over thirty years.
She was affectionately known as "Candy" to her family and friends. Her hobbies were crocheting, doing crossword puzzles, baking cakes, making stuffing, and helping with anything for her church. She was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church in Bishopville, MD where she played the drums every Sunday. She also served as an usher and choir member.
She is preceded in death by her father, Junior Lee Taylor; sister, Tiara Hallett; great nephew, Jeffrey Matthew Lee Taylor; two aunts, Joyce Ann Goodman and Felisha Johnson; and two uncles, Woodrow Higgins and Robert Taylor.
Candy leaves to cherish, her mother and step-father, Urseline and John Hallett of Bishopville, MD; companion, Theodore Feddiman; brother, Jeffrey K. Taylor, Sr. of Bishopville, MD; sister in law, Sabrina Isler of Laurel, DE; nephew, Jeffrey K. (Daisey) Taylor, Jr. Of Seaford, DE; great aunt, Onedia (Leon) Purnell of Seaford, DE; ten aunts, Lucinda (Joe) Taylor and Lois Ann Handy of Frankford, DE, Ernestine (James) Dixon and Lillian Taylor of Millsboro, DE, Marie (Donald) Taylor and Zakiyya (Richard) Salahudin of Selbyville, DE, Fredia (Lee) Eley of Milton, DE, Gertrude Bailey of Bishopville, MD, Linda Lawrence of Georgetown, DE, and Christine Taylor of Whaleyville, MD; great uncle, Leonard (Debbie) Higgins; three uncles, James A. (Mildred) Taylor of Neptune, NJ, Alexander (Vanessa) Taylor of Baltimore, MD, and Ronnie Johnson of Bishopville, MD; two special cousins, Doris Taylor of Dagsboro, DE and Christine Taylor of Rehoboth Beach, DE; and a host of family and friends.
A funeral will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at St. Matthews Baptist Church, 13204 Worcester Hwy, Bishopville, MD 21813, where friends may call two hours prior. Burial will follow in Zoar Golden Acres Cemetery in Bishopville, MD.
Letters of condoleces may be made via www.watsonfh.com
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