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Official Obituary of

Roy Allen Taylor

August 12, 1945 ~ May 9, 2024 (age 78) 78 Years Old

Roy Taylor Obituary

      Roy Allen Taylor, 78, of Summersville, WV passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the WVU-Summersville Regional Medical Center.  Born August 12, 1945 at Montgomery he was a son of the late Harley and Annie Hart Taylor.  He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Herbert, Ralph, Romie, Kenneth, Richard, and James; one sister, Evelyn Swagger.

      He was baptized on March 10th of this year.   He was a retired heavy equipment operator for local coal mines and was a member of the UMWA.

      Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Carolyn Sue Jenkins Taylor; one son, James Allen (Patty)  Taylor; two daughters, Sharon Lynn Taylor and Elizabeth Ann (John) Anderson; one brother, Hearold Taylor; two sisters, Brenda Johnson and Betty Ashley;  grandchildren, Eric (Olivia) Smallwood, Kristie (Tommy) Burke, Jarrett Herndon, Noah (Nicole) Anderson, Cameron Anderson and Cristian Anderson;  and seven great grandchildren.

      Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at the Groves Cemetery at Canvas with Pastor Joe Brown officiating.  Interment will follow in the Groves Cemetery at Canvas under the direction of the White-Anderson Funeral Home and Cremation Center.         

      Condolences may be made to the family at our website www.whitefuneralhomewv.com

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Services

Graveside Service
Sunday
May 12, 2024

2:00 PM
Groves Cemetery
Groves Ford Road
Summersville, WV 26651

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