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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
William L.
Taliaferro
November 11, 2017
Obituary
W
illiam L. "Bill" T
aliaferr
o, also affectionately known as "P
ops," passed a
way peacefully at his home on No
vember 11, 2017. He was born to the late W
illiam H. T
aliaferro and Estelle R. T
aliaferro Hopson in Hampton, V
irginia.
Although W
illiam was a long time resident of
Hampton, he lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut for sev
eral years
. This is where he met and married his wife
, Cecelia. W
illiam lov
ed to tell stories, especially those from his life e
xperiences. He lo
ved cars
and was a wealth of
kno
wledge when it came to fixing them. His grandchildren w
ere the joy of
his life
. He lo
ved spending time with them whenev
er he could. William was a father figure to long-time family friend, R
eginald J
ohnson, Jr
., nephews, F
rank and Brian Thomas, and son-in-law
, Derek E. Y
ancey
, Sr
.
W
illiam is preceded in death b
y his parents, step-father
, Arthur O
. Hopson, and daughter
, Angela A. T
aliaferro. He lea
ves to c
herish his memor
y his wife
, Cecelia of 43 y
ear
s; sister
, Carolyn I. Hopson (R
ussell); brother
, W
ayne Sedgwick; children, W
. Anthony T
aliaferro
, Anita D
. T
aliaferro, R
enee T
aliafer
r
o Y
ancey (Derek), Bryan J
. T
aliafer
ro; ele
ven grandchildren, five grea
t grandchildren, o
ne great-great
grandson
, and a host of
other relativ
es and friends.
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Services
Celebration of Life
November
17
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