He was born on August 1, 1931, in Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, the son of the late Rollin Franklin Taylor and the late Lou Martin Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Rogers Taylor “Tommie”; son, Reverend Thomas Allen Taylor; great-grandson, Landon Taylor; brothers: Rollin Taylor Jr., Lewis Hamilton Taylor, James Oakland Taylor, Robert Lon “RL” Taylor, and Kermit Taylor; sisters: Mary Ruth Chastain, Dorothy June Dillard, and Norma Lee Jones; brothers-in-law: Steven Rogers (survived by his wife Susie Rogers), Mike Rogers, and Glen Rogers; sisters-in-law: Jackie Robinson, Linda Wilson, and Jonell Rogers; mother-in-law, Mary Dawn James Rogers, and father-in-law, Colen Herman Rogers.
Thomas is survived by his sister, Bobbie Ellen Swartz; daughters: Doris Taylor Goodson and Shirley McKnight; son, Lewis Randolph Taylor; grandchildren: Scott Taylor, David Taylor (wife Shawnda), Eric Taylor, Shawn Goodson, Robert McKnight, Brian Anthony Ruff, and Reverend Randolph Taylor (wife Abigail); great-grandchildren: Kaitlyn Desiree Taylor, Scott Taylor, Caroline Goodson, Logan Isaiah Goodson, Savanna McKnight, Thomas McKnight, Noah Taylor, Jonah Taylor, Samantha Taylor, Charlotte Taylor, and Callie Rose Taylor; great-great-grandchildren: Carter Oliver and Arianna Oliver; sisters-in-law: Ruby Summey and Libby Frye (preceded in death by husband Lee Frye).
A gathering of friends and family for Thomas will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054. A funeral service will follow at 12:30 PM in the funeral home’s chapel. A committal service will occur on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Gaston Memorial Park, 1200 S New Hope Rd, Gastonia, NC 28054.
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