Funeral services for Mr. Curtis Taylor, age 77, were Monday, February 16, 2009 in the chapel of Pafford Funeral Home. Burial followed in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Taylor died Friday 13 February 2009 in Lexington. He was a retired employee of Big Star. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Patsy Gail Taylor.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eva Singleton Taylor of Lexington; three sons, Curtis Randy Taylor of Jackson, Kenneth Ronald Taylor of Beech Bluff, and Keithie Taylor of Cedar Grove; two daughters, Sheila Ann Blankenship of Lexington and Janie Marie Tucker of Huntingdon; two sisters, Sue Carroll of Linden and Donna Morris of Henderson, fourteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

From the Lexington Progress February 18, 2009

Don't Grieve For Me

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard him call;
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way;
I found that place at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared a laugh, a kiss;
Ah yes, these things, I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much;
Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seems all to brief;
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

© Linda Jo Jackson