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| Taylor, Wooten Ralph 253576 |
| Birth: 08/20/1933 Death: 08/30/2017 Marriage: 08/22/1958 |
| Cemetery: Taylortown (NOT PLOTTED) |
| Record Source: The Paris News, Headstone |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source: Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (05/12/2025) |
| Notes THE PARIS NEWS, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, page A3: “The Rev. Wooten Ralph Taylor, 84 of Paris, Texas passed from this life to his reward on Aug. 30, 2017. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has set services for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Bethel Temple Church, 1315 S.E. Loop 286, Paris, Texas, with burial following in Union Cemetery at Taylortown. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Ralph, the son of Jessie C. ‘Jack’ Taylor and Etta Mae Archer Taylor, was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Kensing, Texas. He was reared in Taylortown. On July 22, 1958, he married Virginia Mae Malone in Bonham, Texas, building 59 years of family and memories. Ralph graduated from Cunningham School. He served our country for four years of active duty in the U. S. Air Force followed by four years in the reserves. He received a Bachelor and Masters Degree from Texas A&M in Commerce, Texas. Ralph taught school in Wallace, Texas, at Central High in Sumner, Deport, Texas, West Lamar, East Texas. Later in 1961, he became the youngest principal in Texas at Delmar, where he taught longer than at any other district. He was also the youngest DJ for KPLT and later worked at Smith Carpets. In 1980, Ralph followed his heart and pioneered Bethel Temple Church where he was a faithful pastor who loved his congregation and people of all walks of life. He also recorded three musical CDs and wrote his own songs. Pastor Ralph Taylor’s love for God, his wife, his family, his church family, and people will be remembered always. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ralph Anthony Taylor; and two brothers, R. A. Taylor and Jack Roddy. Survivors include his soulmate, Virginia Taylor; three daughters, Ramona Hill and husband, Terry, Caroline Cleere and husband, Chad, and Kim Roach and husband, Chris; seven grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; a brother, David Taylor; a sister, Jessie Keel; along with several nieces and nephews and a plethora of friends. He will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him. Casket bearers will be Eric Cleere, Robert Campbell, Nick Gilpin, Cody Hill, Dewayne Perry and Ryne Walker. Honorary bearers will be Bill McFadden, Roy Bolding, Kenny Gifford, Sean Hill and Paul Jackson. To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit brighthollandfuneralhome.com.” Submitted by Mary J. Tallant and Viola Broyles. On the same stone with Virginia Mae Malone Taylor. Also has a military marker inscribed, "A1C US Air Force - Korea." |
| War Notes Rank Korean War A1C US Air Force |