Joseph Taylor

Joseph Taylor, 85, of 819 Roanoke Avenue, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at Halifax Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Taylor was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and retired from Champion International after 36 years. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII in the European Theater. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Mr. Taylor loved playing golf and had two holes in one.

He was born to the late Joseph Pender Taylor and Nancy Bass Taylor on March 19, 1924, and was also preceded in death by a sister: Gracie Crowder.

He is survived by his wife, Hazel C. Taylor; his daughters: Martha Bradshaw and husband, Charles, of Benson; Sarah Taylor Christenbury, of Greenville; Judy Taylor of Roanoke Rapids; his brother: Robert Taylor and wife, Dorothy, of New Braunfels, Texas; his sisters: Adele Taylor Fox of Roanoke Rapids, Eileen Rowland of Rocky Mount, and Kathleen Gupton of Henderson; his grandchildren: Jennifer Drummond and husband, Bryan, of Trussville, Alabama; Christie Whitby and husband, Russell, of Roanoke Rapids; Ken (Bo) Christenbury of Fairfax, Virginia; and Kate Christenbury of Greenville; great-grandchildren: Kellie Renee Jones-Whitby of Roanoke Rapids; and Faith Lydia Drummond of Trussville, Alabama.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Calvary Baptist Church at 11:00 A.M. conducted by Rev. Randy Martin. Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 1405 Bolling Road, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. 27870.