Born April 7, 1934, in Avalon, Miss., son of the late Louis and Mattie Taylor, he was a retired farm laborer and member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Lilbourn.
Survivors include: one son, Richard Taylor of Columbia; one daughter, Annora Taylor of St. Louis; two brothers, Charles Taylor and William Taylor of Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Maggie Lemon of Chicago, Marie Garrett of Lompoc, Calif., and Bennie Redman of Lilbourn; and two grandchildren.
Four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home in Lilbourn, where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Burial will follow in Simmons Burial Park at Catron.
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