William Lee Taylor, Jr.

The Family of William Lee Taylor, Jr. (“Bill”) regretfully inform his many friends and relatives that he died peacefully on December 4, 2015 at the age of 72, after a long but valiant fight against leukemia. He was born on July 22, 1943 to William and Faye Taylor in Butler, GA. Bill served in the U.S Navy aboard the USS Hornet, where he was a radarman, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. After his discharge, he achieved a two-year degree in radar and worked for more than 35 years with the FAA and the National Weather Service, building and maintaining aviation and weather radar. After his retirement from government service, he worked ten years with several government contractors, traveling to all areas of the country and internationally to build and repair weather radar. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother James Taylor. He is survived by his wife of almost 25 years Gracy L. Taylor of Asher, OK; his sons Alvin and Lee Taylor, his daughter Sherry Taylor, his daughters-in-law Dorothy Taylor and Kathy May, his grand-daughter Lori Dotson and grandsons Austin and Brandon Taylor, all of Athens, MI and grandson Eric Stahlhood of Union City, MI; stepson Julian Luby and step-daughter-in-law Nathalie Weinstein-Luby, of Portland, OR; and his sisters Linda Cromer and Peggy Bacle of Butler, GA, and Pearl McInvale, of Woodbury, GA. One of Bill’s passions was his volunteer work with Veterans Corner, Inc., a volunteer organization where he and his wife have contributed their time for the last several years. Bill and his family request that you make a donation to this volunteer group to continue their work in assisting veterans in lieu of sending flowers. The mailing address is Veterans Corner, Inc., P.O. Box 722160, Norman, OK 73070. A visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home, 3478 Jefferson Street, Macon, MS on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 -11:00 a.m. with a graveside prayer to follow at the internment site, Soule Chapel Cemetery, weather permitting. Bill was a good man whose actions and good deeds spoke louder than any words. He was well loved by many and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. www.cockrellfuneralhome.com