Hershell Taylor

Hershell William Taylor, age 78 and a resident of   the Pulaski community  died Tuesday January 15, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of the OTT & LEE Funeral Home at 10am Saturday January  19, 2019.    Bro. Tommy Anderson will officiate.

Visitation will be held from 5pm-8pm Friday January 18, 2019 and again Saturday  morning from 9am to 9:45am  prior to the service.  Interment will follow at the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Taylorsville.

Mr. Taylor was born  on Thursday May 14, 1940 in Laurel, MS to his parents Troy Taylor and Lurline Jones Taylor.  He was a member of  Lorena Baptist Church.  He had been a self-employed poultry farmer and was also an accomplished welder.  He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing spending time with family, especially his grandchildren and  great-grandchildren.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Carol Taylor Davis and brother, Morris Lee Taylor.

Survivors include his wife of  over 59 years, Sharon C. Taylor , son David Taylor and wife Suzanne all of Pulaski.    Other survivors include  one brother, Robert C. Taylor and  wife Claudine of Sandhill, 2 sisters, Diana T. Ward of Biloxi and Bobbie Boykin of Star.  He also leaves a legacy of four grandchildren, Preston Blake Taylor, David Matthew Taylor, Kristen Hallman , Dalton Hallman, and five great-grandchildren, Arian Anderson, Kadin Anderson, Coby Anderson,  Macy Anderson and Colin Anderson.

Pallbearers are Mike Wicker, Allan Powell, Jody Derrick, Ken Powell, Mark Tanner and Danny Bishop.

Funeral services provided by OTT & LEE Funeral  Home of Forest.  Telephone: (601) 469-3412