2 Timothy 4:7-8  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me-the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return.  And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.

On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center God called home one of his most prized possessions. "Mickey" as she was so affectionately known was born in Richmond, VA on May 10, 1953.  Jacqueline was the fourth child born to the late Arthur Coleman and Hattie S. Coleman Gwaltney.  She fought until the very end and lived life on her own terms. Hence her favorite saying, "I mean what I say, and I say what I mean".

Jacqueline was a graduate of Sussex Central High School Class of 1971. Jacqueline graduated with her Associate's degree in Human Services from John Tyler Community College (Brightpoint Community College) in 1985.  Most recently Jacqueline was employed with The Sussex County Public School System until her health declined earlier this year.  One of earliest places of employment was the Virginia Department of Transportation Toll System and various jobs in the human services field to include the Southside Virginia Training Center. Jacqueline retired from Sussex County Public School System as a Paraprofessional still doing what she loved assisting others in need. Her proudest places of employment were Jacqueline C. Taylor Certified Tax Preparer.

If it was a good day, you could surely find Jacqueline at a local fishing pond especially in her younger days with her Aunt Dot, Cousin Pluney, her brother, Marvin or her son, Kadeem.  She was always the life of the party, and it was never a dull moment surrounding her.  Jacqueline loved playing games. You could often find her and her sisters, Top and Big Baby playing Scrabble or Yahtzee. If she wasn't playing with others, you could find her playing Solitaire and all types of computer games when they became popular.  She was an avid shopper,  Ross and Belk have taken a huge financial loss without her.  Jacqueline shared a lot of her shopping time with her patient best friend, Linda Riley. Jacqueline also loved eating out after every shopping adventure.  In other times you could find her watching television and sending the family on food and soda runs.

Jacqueline loved when her close friends, Glay Clanton, Linda Smith Johnson, Jerry Taylor, Claudette Barrow White and Edward Birchette to name a few came over to share good conversation and laughs. Jacqueline had a soft spot and a special love for all her nephews, Anthony, LaMonte, Jamar, Kodi, Kevin, Bobby and Jakota.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Laverne Crenshaw and First Lady Lorraine Ricks; father and mother-in-law, Joe and Juanita Taylor; brothers-in-law, Ronnie Taylor and Ronnie Jordan; uncle-in-love, Otis Brown; aunt-in-love, Marcia Young; special cousins, Angela Watkins and Alfreda Taylor;  and her loyal friends, William "Poochie" Elder and  Henry Allen.

Jacqueline leaves to cherish her memory: a devoted husband, Larry V. Taylor of Waverly, VA; daughters, Erica M. Coleman-Gatling of Waverly, VA and Kikki Coleman-Cargill (Milton) of Hopewell, VA; sons, Maurice Coleman (Shannon) of Chesterfield VA and Kadeem Coleman of Waverly, VA; grandchildren, Eric Coleman, Mauresha Coleman, Diamond Coleman, Kam'Ron Sumler, Tabione Thomas, Mikenzie Cargill, Lyric Coleman, Sa'Myla Coleman and Ky'Warren Jackson; great grandchildren, Ka'Mya, Jaidyn, Kassidy, Ki'oni, Teyana and Kamoni; siblings, Arthur Coleman (Dorothy) of Richmond, VA, Deloyce Bailey (Ralph) of Chesterfield, VA, Doris Hamlin of Waverly, VA, Jesse Coleman of Hampton, VA, Marvin Coleman (Delphi) of Chesterfield, VA, Mary Ann Coleman of Richmond, VA and Sean Anthony Coleman of Columbia, SC; brothers-in-law, Pastor Bobby Ricks, Sr., Jerry Taylor and Timothy Taylor; sisters-in-law, Tonya Reese and Patricia Jordan; uncle-in-love, Edward Young;  aunt-in-love, Queen Brown;  special cousins, Aunt Dot's Girls Diana Smith, Brenda Green, Sharon Smith, Linda Smith Johnson and Arleen Smith.  Jacqueline was also a loyal friend too many to include: Charles Smith, Jerry Brooks, Tracey Butts, Nancy Burrow, William Vaughan, Jr., Diane Dobie, Audrey Brown, Queen Smith, Gloria Sykes, Doris Williams, Rev. Jerry Parham, Gloria Sith Sykes, and most recently Ricky 'Buster" Urquhart; her special SCPS buddies, Ora Briggs. Deborah Taylor, Melba Jones and Angelette Epps; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Services will be held 1:00 P.M., Monday, October 20, 2025, at Liberty Baptist Church, 319 Railroad Avenue, Waverly, VA, the Rev. Bobby Ricks, Sr., M. Div., Pastor,eulogist. The interment to follow at Waverly Cemetery.

J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, watch the funeral services live online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.