A private family graveside service was held for Huey Leon Taylor, 83 of Baskin was held in Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery. His nephew Sammy Lee was the officiant. Arrangements were under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
He was born to the union of Lessie Leon and Gurtha Lee Phillips Taylor on September 30, 1936 in Baskin and passed from this life Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his residence in Baskin.
Mr. Taylor was a member of White Oak Masonic Lodge 91, American Legion in Burns, MS, VFW in Morton, MS. He was a Navy Veteran and worked in law enforcement for many years, and he was owner and operator of a general store.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife of 49 years Joy Fay Taylor, sister Mary Lee Doyle and husband Harold, brother Charles Murphy Taylor and brother-in-law Sammy Lee, Sr.
He is survived by three sisters Annette Lee of Baskin, Ann Trull and husband John of Leesville and Mary Strachan of Olla, sister-in-law Jean Taylor of Baskin. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews, special nephew and caregiver Bo Taylor of Baskin and his canine companion Jack.
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