Jesse James Taylor, Jr.
Jesse James Taylor, Jr.
BERLIN — Jesse James Taylor, Jr., age 75, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Jesse James Taylor, Sr. and Sadie Marie Twigg Taylor. He was preceded in death by his wife. Edna Mae Donoway Taylor. in 1997; daughter, Michelle Moore; and grandchild April Lynn Hudson.
He is survived by his daughters, Debbie Taylor and her husband Ronnie Puller of Berlin, Gretta Monroe and her husband Tim of Millsboro, Del., and Elizabeth “Beth” Conway and her husband Matt of Salisbury. There are nine grandchildren, Crystal Hudson, Ashley Yegorobsteff, Justen Taylor, Amber Monroe, Mandy Monroe Mackenzie Monroe, Matty Conway, Haley Conway and Jacob Conway, and numerous great-grandchildren. Also surviving is his brother, Oscar Paul Taylor of Pocomoke City; sisters, Joyce Marie Campbell of Eden and Phyllis Marie Revell of Millsboro; and many nieces and nephews.
Jesse had worked 31 years for Worcester County Roads as a truck driver. He also worked as a security guard at the Gold Coast Mall for 27 years. Earlier in his life, he worked at the Chris Craft Boat Manufacturing Plant in Salisbury. He was a loving and kind father who worked hard to provide for his family. When he retired, his favorite thing to do was cut grass on his riding lawn mower.
Services were held. A donation in his memory may be made to Worcester County Humane Society P.O. Box 48, Berlin, MD, 21811. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com .