Beverly A. (Long) Taft (1938 - 2012)

Born 1938 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 2012 at about age 74 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States

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Beverly A (Long) Taft wife of George C Taft Jr born 1938 in Boston, MA, died 2012 in North Attleboro, Rhode Island.

Her Obituary reads: Beverly A. (Long) Taft, 73, of Oakhurst Street, North Attleboro, died on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Madonna Manor Nursing Home in North Attleboro. She was the wife of the late George C. Taft who died on February 14, 2008.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 13, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Ethel I. (Mills) Hughes. Raised and educated in Boston, Mrs. Taft was a graduate of the former Girls High School of Boston. She resided in North Attleboro since 1991 having previously resided in Norfolk, Franklin and Medway.

Mrs. Taft was employed as a banking clerk for Ben Franklin Savings Bank in Franklin for ten years until 1996 when she devoted herself to caring for her husband. She attended Grace Episcopal Church, North Attleboro. Mrs. Taft enjoyed reading and listening to music particularly country and western music.

She leaves three daughters: Sandra H. Grace of North Attleboro; Beverly-Ann Gagliard-Lowe of North Attleboro and Vicki L. Smith of North Attleboro; a stepson: Gregg A. Taft of Tucson, Arizona;

eight grandchildren: Renee Steinberg and her husband, John Steinberg, of Rockland; Kelly A. Grace of North Attleboro; Robert P. Gagliard of Sharon; Matthew J. Grace of North Attleboro; Andrea M. Smith of Riverside, Rhode Island; Sarah M. Englehart in Florida; Michael S. Englehart, Jr. in Florida and Robert T. Smith-Englehart of North Attleboro;

four brothers: Arthur Long of Surprise, Arizona; William Hughes of North Attleboro; Stephen Hughes of Waltham and Charles Hughes of North Kingston, Rhode Island; several nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family members and friends.

She was the mother of the late Robert T. Smith, Jr. who died in 1976 and was the sister of the late Sandra Hope Long.

Sources

• Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 Birth, Marriage & Death Name Beverly Ann Long Birth 1938 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA

• U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Directories & Member Lists Name Beverly A Taft Birth 13 Sep 1938 Residence 1985 - Norfolk, MA

• http://www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=576542

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Birth, Marriage & Death Name Beverly A Taft Birth 13 09 1938 Death 8 01 2012 Civil Massachusetts

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