TSgt. Charles Taylor Jr., USAF (Ret.)

A graveside service with military honors will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM at the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories. Visitation will be held prior beginning at 9:00 AM at the Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home also located at 5701 US Hwy. 277 S. in Abilene. Services will be livestreamed please follow link below under Graveside Service.

He was born in July of 1934 to Thelma(Perkins) and Charley Taylor in Marlow, Oklahoma. He grew up in Buenavista, Borger and Fritch Texas. Charles spent 20+ years in the military working as military police and a clerk for the Air Force. He met his wife Maria Fernandez in Spain and married in 1965 in France. He lived and worked many years in Abilene, but moved to San Antonio in 2007.

Sweet, kind, smart, funny these are just a few words that described Charles Taylor. Everyone that met him instantly liked him. He was known by some friends as, "Dude" and by family as, "Sonny". He liked to say that he had been all over the world. He was fond of playing cards and dominoes, loved Andy Griffin and Elvis Presley, and just being with family. He attended the base chapels at Dyess and Lackland where he became actively involved and enjoyed serving.

He was preceded in death by his parents;his wife, Maria F. Taylor; and his sister, Bernice Worthy.

He is survived by daughter Bernardeta Taylor; two nephews, Larry and Terry; a host of cousins; and many beloved in-laws in Spain.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.elliott-hamil.com for the Taylor family.