Jimmie Taylor

TAYLOR, Mr. Jimmie "Fix It" - Age 73, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2006 at Riverbend Nursing Home. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday May 13, 2006 at Living Word Ministry, 2001 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Eld. Gregogry Cavette officiating, Eld. Robert Rosborough, Pastor. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Saturday. 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 12Noon-8PM Friday. Mr. Jimmie "Fix It" Taylor was born December 2, 1932 in Selma, Alabama, the son of the late Eugene and Aurelia (Barker) Taylor, Sr. He was a resident of Flint, and a former member of Canaan Baptist Church. Jimmie graduated from Flint Northern High School, "Class of 1953". While serving in the U.S. Army, he was a Military Policeman in Germany. Jimmie attended G.M.I. Institute. He retired from Chevy 2A, a division of General Motors Corporation. Jimmie was a "Golden Gloves State Champ" and an outstanding baseball player. He enjoyed being around people, traveling and working with his hands, but especially enjoyed fixing things because he felt he could do it in a better way. Jimmie was also an inventor, motorcyclist, selling vendor of nuts, fruits and melons, made hog headcheese and wine. He was always a knowledgeable, sturn, firm, caring, strong and wise individual, who enjoyed sharing his opinion. Mr. Jimmie "Fix It" Taylor leaves to cherish his memory: devoted son, Michael K. Taylor of Flint; daughter, Barbara Taylor-Brown of Mt. Morris, MI; mother of his children, Constance Wilkes of Grand Blanc, MI; 6 grandchildren, Christopher M. Taylor, Markus Reynolds of Flint, MI, Kimberly Trower of Norfolk, VA, Justin D. Taylor of Houston, TX, Edward Nicholas Brown, Kirsten M. Brown of Mt. Morris, MI; great-grandson, Kemarj'i LeMarkus Reynolds of Flint; 5 nieces, Carol (Robert) Gardner of Flushing, Julie (Jerome) Koger of Davison, MI, Teresa (Rev. Joel) Cole of Flint, Brenda Taylor of Phoenix, AZ, Lisa Taylor of MS; 5 nephews, Bryant Taylor of Flint, Robert Taylor of Jackson, MI, Charles (Roseland) Taylor of OK, Perry Taylor of CA, Robert Taylor of MS; aunt, Luretha (Rev. Otha) Leverette of Pensacola, FL: uncle, Leo Barker of Fruitsville, FL; and cousins, Evelyn Shears of Hartford, CT, William James Barker of Pensacola, FL, Charles Young of Mt. Morris, MI, Booker T. Taylor of Mobile, AL, Mary Shears of Hartford, CT, Carol Sweeney, Shirley Hill, Willie Barker, Jr., Dorothy Lee (Marcellus) Lyle, all of Flint, Aurelia and Andrew Carson of CA. Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by his father, Eugene Taylor, Sr., mother, Aurelia (Barker) Howell; step-father, Fredrick Howell; grandparents, Willie and Mary (Gardner) Barker; brothers, Eugene Taylor, Jr., Robert Taylor, Sr.; aunts, Narcissus Barker, Ruth Barker, Pleasie M. Bingiman, Elnora Shears; uncle, Willie Barker, Sr. and Alonza Shepard; cousins, Mattie Young and Willie Mae Barker; and sister-in-law, Vivian Taylor. The family would like to express special thanks to the 5East ICU nurses and the Riverbend staff.

Jimmie Taylor

December 2, 1932 - May 7, 2006