Obituary of Barbara I Taylor

Barbara Taylor of Duxbury, Massachusetts, died on December 2, 2024 after a brave fight with declining health. Barbara was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Henry and Rita Biddlecomb.  She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, James and daughter, Nancy Kindregan.The Navy stationed them to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where their daughter was born and they later settled in Merrick, NY followed by Garden City, NY.  Barbara was an creative Interior Designer and owner of The Gingham Goose Antique Store in Garden City, N.Y.  They moved to Duxbury, MA where Barbara was a devoted volunteer at the Duxbury Art Complex for 20 years along with a member of the Duxbury Garden Club and singer at Holy Family Church.  Barbara and Jim were avid travelers, collected art on their various trips and loved spending time at their cottage in Cape Cod.

Barbara is survived by her husband, James Taylor, daughter Nancy Kindregan (late Robert Quinn) of Pembroke, MA, grandchildren Emily Kindregan and her husband Greg Thompson of Tonbridge, England and Conor Kindregan of Pembroke, MA.  She will be missed by sisters Deb Schaible (George) Witchita,  KS, Claire Bannerman (John Czapleski) Panama City Beach, FL, Anita Sells-Reiter, Milwaukee, WI, brother Ed Biddlecomb, Oconomowoc, WI and sister-in-law, Joan Downey, Emerson, NJ along with many loving nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be held January 4 at 10am at Holy Family Church in Duxbury, MA.  Arrangements by Shepherd Funeral Home, Kingston, MA.