Mr. Taylor was born in Jackson, Tennessee, the son of the late Asa and Inez Poteete Taylor. He attended schools in Henderson and Madison Counties. He was preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy McNeal Tayor in 1967. He was married to Mary Karnazes in 1970. They made their home in Madison and Chester Counties. He worked at Caterpiller Tractor Company and later as an Industrial Technician with Proctor and Gamble in Jackson and retired in 1988.
He is survived by his wife Mary Karnazes Taylor of Pinson; one son, Eric L. Taylor and his wife, Shay of Murfreesboro, TN; one daughter, Brenda Long and husband, Ricky of Jackson; two brothers, Leonard Taylor of Madisonville, KY, and Travis Taylor of Jackson, TN; two sisters, JoAnn Holloway of Milan, TN, and Bythia Perkins of Henderson, TN; a grandson, Daniel Cherry; a granddaughter, Michelle McElyea; and four great-grandchildren.