John Vernon Taylor

Warsaw - John Vernon Taylor, 88, of Warsaw passed away at his home on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Mr. Taylor was born in Duplin County December 8, 1935 to the late Eddie Taylor and Pearl Smith Taylor.
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Mr. Taylor was a carpenter by trade, but he was far more than that. He was a man of strong faith. He was an original member and deacon of West Duplin Free Will Baptist Church, original member of the First Original Free Will Baptist Church of Warsaw and a member and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. John's motto always was that he "lived this life for the next Life." He was never a man with idle hands. He worked eleven years for Murphy and after retirement in 2000 he went to work for Johnny Taylor Inc., Mr. John was also a very accomplished cook, and cooked for his children a couple of times a week.

A visitation will be held Wednesday night December 11, 2024 from 7pm to 9pm at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Devotional Gardens.

Mr. Taylor leaves to cherish his memory, sons, Doyle Taylor and Johnny Taylor and wife, Karen all of Warsaw; daughters, Karen Pacini of Warsaw and Dawn Taylor of Holly Ridge; brothers, Robert Taylor of Kenansville, and Alvin Taylor of Nahunta; grandchildren Kelly Williams and husband, Clint, Lee Register, Brittany Drew and husband, Aaron, Mandy Jo Taylor, Matthew Hardison and wife, Candace, Allen Williams and wife, Jillian, Samantha Nethercutt and husband, James and Lizzie Taylor; great grandchildren, Autumn Williams, Kylee Register, Rylan Register, Carter Register, Connor Register, Paisley Drew, Levi Drew, Samuel Hardison, Everly Nethercutt, Luka Nethercutt, Wyatt Williams and Conor Williams; and mother of his children, Charlotte Taylor Henderson.

In addition to his parents, Mr. John was preceded in death by wife, Mary Elizabeth Armstrong Taylor; sisters, Eleanor Stevens and Inez Taylor.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to: Calvary Baptist Church.

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