Roy A. Taylor's Obituary
Roy A. Taylor Jr., 86, of Bartlett, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2013 at Signature Healthcare, with loved ones near him.Roy was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, graduating from Rice University. Roy spent many years living with his wives Jerry and later Eleanor in Houston, Texas. Roy spent most of his career working as an accountant for Layne Texas, a water well drilling company. In 1977, he moved with his wife Eleanor to Memphis. Roy loved golf, walking, bridge, hunting, dancing and most of all, his wives and children. Following Eleanor’s death, Roy married another love of his life, Peggy. Peggy passed away ten years ago. Roy was not a man that wanted to be alone, so three years ago, he married Lynn Daniels, the love of his life at the end.Visiting hours will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday, October 18 at the Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery. Funeral Services will be 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 19 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Roy’s memory may be made to FOCUS, Foundation of Compassionate American Samaritans at P.O. Box 428760, Cincinnati, OH 45242, or on their website at focas-us.org.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, (901)767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”.
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