Paul Taylor, Jr., age 61 years, of Whitely City, Kentucky died February 15, 2014 at his home. Funeral services were held Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 11am in the McCreary County Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Sexton officiating. Burial was in the Barren Fork Cemetery.
He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on June 6, 1952 the son of Paul Taylor and the late Jewel (Godby) Taylor Wilson. He was a truck driver, a Deacon of the Bethel Baptist Church, served in the US Army, and loved fishing, hunting, and camping.
His mother and sisters, Patricia Taylor Lamb and Diana Taylor Manier precede him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Joyce (Creekmore) Taylor of Whitely City, Kentucky; step father, Denver Wilson of Cleveland, Ohio; sons, Allen Taylor of Savannah, Georgia, Robert Taylor of Oneida, Tennessee, and Cody Taylor of Whitley City, Kentucky; daughter, Amanda Taylor Roberts and husband, Robert of Whitley City, Kentucky; brother, Joel Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Theresa Wilson-Lee of Cleveland, Ohio; and grandchildren, Catrina Eden, Allison Taylor, Bailey Gregory, Peyton Taylor, Sissy Taylor, Ryan Adam Taylor, and Gavin Roberts.
McCreary County Funeral Home entrusted with the arrangements.