Taylor, James "Jim" 

Funeral services for James "Jim" Taylor, 56, of Longview, will be held 10 a.m. 
Saturday, April 22, 2006, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, with the Reverend 
David Massey officiating. Interment will be in Rosewood Park. He passed away 
Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at a Shreveport hospital. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. 
Friday evening, April 21, 2006, at the funeral home. Mr. Taylor was born May 27, 
1949, in Marshall, Texas, to James Willard Taylor Sr. and Eva Dean Jones Taylor. 
He was the owner and operator of Taylor Consulting in Longview, an 
environmental/safety firm. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in 
Hallsville where he was a member of the Lamp Lighters Sunday School Class. Jim 
loved his Lord and his family. He was an avid golfer and a veteran of the U.S. 
Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents. Those left to cherish his memory 
are his wife of 38 years, Kay Taylor of Longview; sons and daughter-in-law, Chad 
and Amber Taylor of Kilgore, and Steven Taylor of Longview; grandson, Jacob Chad 
Taylor; sisters and brothers-in-law, Diane and Doug Crocker, Bobbie Mings of Grand 
Saline, and Kay and Chuck Jackson of Hughes Springs; a number of nieces and nephews; 
and a host of friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist 
Church Building Fund, 201 N. Central, Hallsville, TX 75650. A memorial guestbook 
may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/21/2006.