~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, DL Capt. Lee Ollie Taylor Jr.
December 13, 1935 - March 31, 2023
Notice of passing…retired Delta Air Lines pilot Captain
Lee Ollie Taylor, Jr., age 87. Captain
Taylor joined Delta Air Lines 09-30-1963 and was based MSY, then DFW prior to
his retiring. He is survived by his wife
Beverly, and by his daughter and his grand- and greatgrandchildren.
Obituary information is available online at
https://www.johnsonfuneralhome.net/obituary/lee-taylor-jr
For those who may wish to send condolences, I see
the family’s residence address in whitepages as
5945 E Blue Sage Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Lee Ollie Taylor, Jr., 87, of Lake
Charles, LA passed away at 8:02 PM on Friday, March 31, 2023 in his residence.
Mr. Taylor was a loving and devoted husband,
father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was born on December 13, 1935,
in Overton, TX and was raised in west Texas where he was a graduate of Roscoe
High School. Following graduation, he
moved to Lumberton, MS and attended the University of Southern Mississippi
before joining the US Navy to serve as a pilot.
Upon being honorably discharged, he returned to Lumberton and worked as
a commercial pilot with Delta Airlines for 33 years. He was an active member of
Lumberton Methodist Church, serving terms as Chairman of the Board and as Trustee.
For several years following retirement, Mr. Taylor worked as a driver for
Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Gulfport, MS. In 2015, he and his wife moved to Lake
Charles to be closer to family and became active members of First United
Methodist Church.
Those left to cherish his memory are the love of
his life and wife of 64 years, Beverly Byrd Taylor of Lake Charles, LA;
daughter, Susan Taylor Hurt (John) of Lake Charles, LA; sister, Martha Taylor
Miles of Wilmington, NC; grandchildren, Lee Alexander Taylor (Macayle) of
Lumberton, MS, and Madeline Reese Hurt and Jack Harrison Hurt both of Lake
Charles, LA; great grandchildren, Lee Coltson Taylor and Jake Wesley Taylor
both of Lumberton, MS; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Lee Alan
Taylor; parents, Martha Carlton Taylor and Lee Ollie Taylor, Sr.; and sister,
Dorothy Taylor Pinson.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on
Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Lumberton Methodist Church, 410 West 11th Ave.,
Lumberton, MS 39455. Rev. Thomas
Cumberland and Rev. Marilyn Perrine will officiate. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM. Cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral
Home in Lake Charles.
The family asks that donations be made to the
Lumberton Methodist Church, 410 West 11th Ave., Lumberton, MS 39455 or to St.
Jude’s, stjude.org.
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