Mr. Otis Junior Taylor

TAYLOR, Mr. Otis Junior - Age 86, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at his residence. Family hour 10:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2020 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4805 N. Saginaw Street, with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller Jr. officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. 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 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday, with the family present from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM to receive friends. Mr. Otis Junior Taylor, 86 of Flint, Michigan entered eternal rest on Monday, December 30th at his home. Mr. Taylor was born on July 12, 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas the only son of Odie and Carrie Taylor. Mr. Taylor retired from General Motors AC Spark Plugs in 1987. At General Motors he started his career as a Stock Boy, then was promoted to Foreman, General Foreman and then Plant Superintendent. He also served on the Genesee County Department of Mental Health Board of Directors for many years. Mr. Taylor was a devoted member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church where he served faithfully as a Trustee and in the Music Ministry. He enjoyed playing golf and was supportive of his children’s and grandchildren’s activities and special events. Mr. Taylor enjoyed traveling with his wife Vertie and they were both part of the travel club. When Mr. Taylor would walk into the room, he had an innate ability to connect with all generations (young and old). He would have special saying that he would impart on individuals, such as “Take God with You”. Mr. Otis Junior Taylor leaves to cherish his memory,: his loving and devoted wife of 66 years, Vertie Lee (Jackson) Taylor; daughter, Pamela (Henry) Holden of Girard ,OH; 5 sons, Ricky (Joyce) Taylor of Southfield, MI, Michael (Juanda) Taylor of Solon, OH, Gregory Taylor of Ann Arbor, MI, Darryl (Kimberly) Taylor of Rockhill, SC, Anthony Watkins of Chicago, IL; grandchildren, Nickole Taylor, Ricky Taylor Jr., Henry Holden III, Lydia Holden, Tyler Taylor, Jaron Taylor, Aaron Taylor, Alexandria Taylor, Victoria Taylor, Robert Matthew Taylor; 6 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Queen Esther French of Mt. Morris, MI and Anna Faye Robinson of Flint, MI; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Odie and Carrie Taylor, he was preceded in death by son, Ray Jackson; granddaughter, Rachael Taylor; and 2 brothers-in-law, Bonnie French and Albert Jackson.

Mr. Otis Junior Taylor

July 12, 1933 - December 30, 2019