Mr. David Taylor III

TAYLOR, III, Mr. David - Age 31, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Woodridge, VA. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 2115 Coldwater Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd. Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Taylor will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1-8 p.m. Monday. Mr. David Taylor III was born on June 15, 1983 in Flint, Michigan, the son of David Jr. and Brenda D. Taylor. David was a resident of Woodridge, Virginia. He attended the University of Maryland. David was Honorably Discharged from the United States Air Force where he earned the Air Force Achievement Medal, AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device, AF Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, AF Overseas Ribbon Long, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, Longevity Service, USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon and the AF Training Ribbon; he took pride in serving our country as he continued to work in the areas of Security Defense even after his six year tenure within the U.S. Air Force. He was employed as a Technical Design Engineer at Xator, Inc. David loved music, traveling the world, computer technology, nice clothes, cars and spending time with his family; especially his children. David was known for his charm, sense of humor and big heart. He would help anybody, anytime and anywhere. His presence would light up the room and there was never a dull moment with him. Mr. David Taylor III leaves to cherish his memory; daughter, Dajia Taylor of Grand Blanc, MI; 2 sons, David Taylor IV of Richmond VA and Timothy Brown of Temecula CA; parents, David Jr. and Brenda Taylor of Grand Blanc, MI; grandmother, Velonia Palmer of Flint; 7 sisters, Tasha (Byron) Harvey of Spring, TX, Tiffany Taylor (Davin) Jones and Nikki Taylor all of Orlando, FL, Bianca and Dana Taylor, both of Grand Blanc, MI, Nyteshia Wakefield and Deanna Miller of Flint; brothers, Dujuan Taylor and Joseph Harvey of Flint; 3 nieces, Jada Terry, Brielle & Taiya Harvey all of Spring TX; 2 nephews, Jalen Terry of Spring TX and Davin Jones III of Orlando FL; 5 aunts, Lois (Freddie) Chapman, Dazarine Taylor and Aquintia Cooper, all of Flint, Sandra (Stanley) Collins of Merriville, IN and Mary Hoskins of Chicago, IL; 3 uncles, Jimmy Hamilton of Flint, Sherman (Phyllis) Taylor of Farmington Hills, MI, Thurman (Margaret) Taylor of Grand Rapids, MI; a host of cousins including special cousin Sherman Taylor II; a host of other relatives and friends including god-sister, Lasheca (Kareem) Hairston; god-niece, Jania Randolph; god-nephews, Kareem II and Kameron Hairston; best friend, Johnny Player; special friends, Keith Walls, Jay Twine, Tim Parlor, Jeff Salk, Kayla Naylor, Kimshasa Green, Darron Gaddis and Johnny Garnett; mothers of children, Chantel Brown of Temecula, CA and Tiffany O’Neal of Richmond VA. Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by grandparents, David & Sarah Taylor; god-parents, Walter and Lorraine Cabine; cousin, Brian Davis; and longtime friends, Robert Bradley and Quennel Banks. The family would like to express special thanks to Jerome Parker, Aisha Adekunle, and to Pastor Michael Pettigrew and the St. Paul Baptist Church Family.

Mr. David Taylor III

June 15, 1983 - December 14, 2014