Deacon Eme Ezell Taylor

TAYLOR, Deacon Emeritus Ezell - Age 84, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at his residence. Family hour 10:00 AM Monday, February 6, 2017 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, G-5433 N. Saginaw St. with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Rev. Alfred L. Harris, Sr., officiating. Interment, Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:00 AM Monday. Deacon Taylor will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home , 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and mat be viewed 10:00 AM-6:00 PM on Sunday with family present 3:00 PM-6:00 pm on Sunday. Deacon Emeritus Ezell Taylor was born March 21, 1932 in Ladd, Arkansas to Nathaniel and Mary Taylor. He was the youngest of four children with two brothers and one sister. He attended Edmund Elementary School and Edmund Junior High School in Ladd, Arkansas and graduated from Corbin High School in 1951 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He also attended Arkansas AM&N College. In 1952, he was drafted into the USA Army and served in Korea for two years. He received an Honorable Discharge with the rank of Sergeant in August 1954. Deacon Taylor married Beatrice Louise Collins in November 1954 and relocated to Flint, Michigan in 1955. He hired into the General Motors Frame and Stamping Plant in 1955 and after one year was transferred to the Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant. He worked as a production worker and soon advanced to Skill Trades Supervisor. Deacon Taylor later became an Engineer in the Master Mechanic Department. He retired from General Motors in April 1987, with 31 years of service. After joining Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and serving as a Deacon, he became Chairman of the Deacon Board and served faithfully for many years. He was a Trustee and a member of Usher Board #2, where he was President for several years. He regularly attended Sunday School and worked as an Associate General Superintendent. Deacon Taylor faithfully attended Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. He loved the Lord, Macedonia, and his family. He was skilled in carpentry, landscaping, bowling and enjoyed watching TV and sports. Deacon Taylor leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife of 62 years, Beatrice Louis Taylor; children, Joyce (Dr. Edward) Haynie of St. Louis, MO, Gregory (Anne) Taylor of Troy, MI, Rev. Dr. Meriann (Kevin) Campbell, Keith (Yvonne) Taylor, Tramell (Brent) Hamilton, all of Flint; eleven grandchildren, Gregory Earl Davis II, Keitha Taylor, Trevon Davis, Dr. Kyle Taylor, 2nd Lt. Patrick Haynie, Ethan Haynie, Carissa Hamilton, Quincy Taylor, Starlin Hamilton, Isabelle Taylor, and Myles Taylor; special cousin, Leonard (Ruth) Taylor; he will also be fondly remembered by his nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends, Leroy and Lonnie Litzsey, Archie and Doris Halford, and Louise and Charles Payne. Deacon Taylor was preceded in death by parents, Nathaniel and Mary Taylor; brother, Edgar Taylor and Samuel Taylor; sister, Lottie May and his daughter, Frenchetta Davis-Payne.

Deacon Eme Ezell Taylor

March 21, 1932 - January 31, 2017