David Leon Taylor Sr.

David Leon Taylor Sr. 77, of Demopolis, passed away Aug. 19, 2016, at home. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday August 23, 2016, at Kirk Funeral Homes Demopolis Chapel with Rev. Ray Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow in Demopolis Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

David was born April 9, 1939, in Samantha, Alabama, to the late Tollie Omar and Estelle Maddox Taylor Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Marie Jackson Taylor; son, David Leon Taylor Jr. of Starkville, Ms.; stepdaughter, Tammy Marie (Eric) Jones of Bay Minette; stepson, Joe (Dee) Wright of Gallion; sisters, Sadie Ramsey of Northport, Lula (Charles) Kornegay of West Point, Ms., Alma McGarity of Tupelo, Ms., Mattie Heritage of Northport, Linda Watkins of Tuscaloosa, and Betty (Walter) Smith; brother, Tollie “Rusty” (Myong) of Columbus, Ms.

Pallbearers will be Joe Wright, Waylon Taylor, Charles Kornegay, Lula Kornegay and Rusty Taylor.

Honorary pallbearers are Jim Mayberry, W.M. “Myles” Mayberry, Joseph Greene, Tommy Skelton, Nurses and Staff of Comfort Care Hospice, Slater Jones and Drew Jones.

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