Sandra Gaskill

Sandra Lucille Gaskill (Taylor), of Sea Level, NC died September 19, 2026 at home surrounded by family.

She was born June 8, 1949 to Mary and Hilton Lee Taylor. She attended school at Atlantic School and graduated from East Carteret High School in 1967. She attended nursing school at Lenoir Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, where she received her RN degree. She started working in her early years at the family fish house, and spent her nursing career serving her home community working at Sea Level Hospital, Sea Level clinic, Taylor Extended Care and Sailers' Snug Harbor. She married Floyd Valton “Buddy” Gaskill on March 12, 1976. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where she held a variety of callings. She enjoyed loving and nurturing others most especially her family, church, genealogy, reading, gardening, arts and crafts, and being outside.

Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd “Buddy” Gaskill; her parents Mary Salter Taylor Cook and Hilton Lee Taylor; her step-father Gilbert Scott Cook, Sr.; and infant siblings Ronald, Donald, and Janet Lee Taylor.

She is survived by her children - Benjamin Gaskill and Christopher Gaskill of Sea Level, NC, Martha Gaskill of Louisville, KY, and Nannie (Chuck) Willis of Chocowinity, NC; grandchildren Conner, Allyson, and Zachary Gaskill and Hannah Willis; sisters Donna (Wally) Morris of Atlantic, NC and Linda (Kevan) Sunderland of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Aunt Lena Respess of Sea Level, NC; her siblings-in-law Viola (Butch) Cannon, Lorraine Wade, David Neal Gaskill (Marie O’Shell), Gordon Wayne “Speckle Head” Gaskill, Debbie Sue (Jim) Anderson, Alice (Louie) Gillikin, and Lynda Gaskill; as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews; cherished friends; and honorary grandchildren Joshua and Caleb Lewis and Ella and Asher Willis.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 25, 2026 at 2pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Harkers Island. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to service. Burial to follow at Nelson Bay Cemetery in Sea Level.

Donations can be made to: Down East Library; LDS church Mission Fund, c/o Bishop Michael Hill at 300 Ransom Brook Ct., Beaufort NC 28516; or Sarah James Fulcher Foundation.

Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noefs.net

Arrangements by Noe Funeral Service, Inc. of Beaufort, NC.