Roger D. Taylor, 70, of Elizabethton, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Johnson City Medical Center.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Landon D. Taylor and Georgia Etta Taylor Glaser.
Roger was a 1962 graduate of Unaka High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was a retired employee of PSG.
Roger was a member of Caldwell Springs Baptist Church. He loved to hunt and fish.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Faye Puckett Taylor, May 16, 2014, and a daughter, Michelle Taylor.
Survivors include two sons, Shane Taylor and Crystal Campbell, Greeneville, and Adam Taylor and wife Teresa, Elizabethton; his grandchildren, Dustin, Jacob, Logan and Austin Taylor; and his special friends, Henry Wayne and Cynthia Ensor.
Friends may visit with the family at his residence or at the residence of Adam and Teresa Taylor, 382 Nave Hollow Loop, Elizabethton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Roger to the Baseball Lighting Fund of Unaka High School, 119 A Robinson Lane, Elizabethton, TN 37643. It was his wish to be cremated and private services will be held at a later date. Condolences may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Taylor family.