The family will receive friends Friday, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, 2704 Nash St. N, Wilson, NC.
Elsie was the owner and operator of Play Haven Nursery for a number of years. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
Surviving are her son, Wilbur Baker of Chesapeake, VA; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Taylor; two daughters, Mary Hope Young and Teena Gardner Lamm; one grandson, Wilbur Baker, Jr.; parents, Arthur and Mary Brantley Bissette; two sisters; one brother.
Funeral services are under the direction of Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.thomasyelverton.com.