Luther Taylor^[1]

1935 - 2017  (81 years)

• Name	Luther Taylor
  Born	5 Oct 1935
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jul 2017  [2]
  Buried	24 Jul 2017	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I100978	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Calvin Austin Taylor,   b. 6 Oct 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1940  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Lena Ester Jenkins,   b. 4 Mar 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 1935  (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F36549	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Diana Baxter,   b. 29 Mar 1942  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1961
  Children	+ 1. Sabra Elayne Taylor,   b. 22 Sep 1961  (Age 62 years) + 2. Shawna Rachel Taylor,   b. 5 Feb 1963  (Age 61 years)   3. Gabriel Calvin Luther Taylor,   b. 25 Oct 1971,   d. 11 Feb 2005  (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F36675	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara
  Family ID	F175710	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 24 Jul 2017 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 265, 273. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 21 Jul 2017. (October 5, 1935 - July 21, 2017) U.S. Veteran Luther Taylor, age 81, of Newport, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army. He was a member of the Newport Masonic Lodge #234, where he was secretary for many, many years, Scottish Rite Mason, also a Shriner, belonged to the Eastern Star and the Gideon’s. He was an Analytical Chemist and was a Biology and Science Teacher at Cocke County High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin and Lena Taylor; son, Gabriel Taylor; and sister, Josephine Caldwell. He is survived by his wife Barbara Taylor, of Newport; daughters, Sabra Taylor Hamad of Raleigh, NC; Shawna Parks of Newport; step-daughter, Scottie Lee (Tom) Rader of Clemmons, NC; brother, Fred (Irene) Taylor of Dandridge; grandchildren, Omar Hamad, Noelle (Jordan) Douglas, Ariel Parks; step-grandchild, Laura Leigh (Mike) Garlow; great-grandson, Dillan Parks; step-great-grandson, Grant Marshall Garlow; also several other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Sunday, July 23, 2017 with a Masonic Service at 6:30 pm in Manes Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will follow the Masonic service at 7:00 pm with Rev. Kelly Reed and Rev. Eddie Young officiating. Burial will be held 10:00 am Monday, July 24, 2017 in Union Cemetery. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 181630190).