Frances "Penny" May Taylor

September 15, 1954 - August 22, 2019

Frances “Penny” Taylor, 64, Johnson City, died Thursday, August 22, 2019, at her residence, following a lengthy illness.  Penny was a native of Johnson City and a longtime resident of Myrtle Beach, SC, before returning to Johnson City.  She was a daughter of the late David Scarboro and Minnie Grace.  Penny was a homemaker and loved to read, latchhook, and ride through the mountains.  She was of the Baptist faith.  In addition to her parents, Penny was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Andrew Scarboro, a brother, Ulysses Grant Grace, and a granddaughter, Sierra Bell Zacharias.  She is survived by two daughters, Tina Marie Range and husband James, Jonesborough, and April Denise Briggs, Unicoi; one son, Morris Jerry Edward Taylor, Kingsport; one sister, Phyllis Lee Holtsclaw, Johnson City; one brother, Billy Joe Scarboro, Jacksonville, FL; six grandchildren, Dakota Jenkins, Danielle Jenkins, Shianne Lee Zacharias, Colbey Brian Briggs, Morris Alexander Taylor, and Lillian Shane Taylor; one great-grandchild, Xavier Owen Goodwin; several nieces and nephews.  The funeral service will be conducted Monday, August 26, 2019, at 2:00 P.M., from the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home, with Chaplain Steven Spell, officiating.  Interment will follow in Scalf Family Cemetery.  The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:00-2:00 P.M. in the East Parlor of the funeral home.    Please click here to view the video tribute