April 18 1950 October 5 2019
MARION, VIRGINIA – Raymond D. Taylor, 69, died Saturday, October 5, 2019, at VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee. He was a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Hawaii, Ft. Dix, New Jersey, Butzbach, Germany, Ft. Lewis, Washington, Karlsruhe, Germany, and Ft. Lee, Virginia. He retired as a Food Service Director of the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institution. He was a member of Cedar Baptist Church in Marion, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Linda Dotson Taylor of 48 years; one sister, Peggy Pilkenton of Oregon; three brothers, Billy Taylor of Castlewood, Virginia, James Taylor of Dante, Virginia, and Toby Taylor of Hampton, Tennessee; Several nieces and nephews. He was born in Dante, Virginia; son of the late Floyd and Ollie Vanhoose Taylor. He was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Amburgey; five brothers, Lewis, Johnny, Tommy, Eddie, and Danny Taylor. Graveside service and interment for Raymond D. Taylor will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Mountain Home Cemetery in Johnson City, Tennessee with Rev. Avery Sheets officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by the Bristol V.F.W. Post # 6975 and the Virginia National Guard. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Raymond’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th floor, New York, NY 10004 or to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Online condolences may be sent to the Taylor family through our website at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com. Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Raymond D. Taylor please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Raymond D Taylor April 18 1950 October 5 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Castlewood, state: Virginia