Rev. Samuel P Taylor Jr.

Rev. Samuel P. Taylor Jr. of McCalla, AL went peacefully to be with his Lord on Monday, June 30, 2025 at the age of 89, surrounded by his daughters. A Celebration of Life will be held July 17th at 11am at Liberty Baptist Church in Brookwood, AL, with Pastor Patrick Wilder officiating. His family will receive friends one hour preceding the service. A private graveside service will be held at the Williamson Cemetery in Northport, AL. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of the VA Hospital ER & ICU, UAB SICU, Hospice of West Alabama, Wayne Grammer, Conner McFerrin, Jeffery Horne II, and Anthony Williams. Sam was born to the late Samuel P. Taylor Sr. & Anne Taylor Quimby in Stewarts, AL on June 27, 1936. He was additionally preceded in death by his sister, Martha T. Shuttlesworth. He is survived by his brother, Donald J. Taylor (Jean), daughters Mary McFerrin (Richard) and Jenny Horne (Jeffery), and grandchildren Conner McFerrin, Jeffery and Caitlin Horne. He also leaves two nephews and three nieces. Sam was a 1954 graduate of Tuscaloosa County High School, a 1961 graduate of Livingston State College, a 1972 graduate of Continental Commercial College, and received his Masters of Divinity at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1979. He was also a veteran of the US Army. He was employed by Pan American Airlines as an assistant engineer, helping to put the first man on the moon. He surrendered to preach the Gospel in the mid 1970s and pastored Cascade Baptist Church in Everett, WA for five years. Upon returning to Alabama, he continued to serve the Lord in various capacities. Our dad loved his church, his pastor, spending time with his daughters and grandchildren, old westerns, witnessing and sharing the Gospel anytime he got the chance. His passion was preaching and he never turned down an opportunity to do so. He was blunt to a fault, but unwavering in his conviction to the Word of God. His mission in life was to be all that he could for Jesus. We take comfort in the knowledge that although he is no longer with us, we have no doubt that he is rejoicing with Jesus, pain and trouble free. When he arrived in heaven, God told him, "Well done, My good and faithful servant." Dad would want everyone that knew him to join him in heaven one day and to know that everything he went through on earth was worth it all.

Rev. Samuel P Taylor Jr.

June 27, 1936 - June 30, 2025