Henry Mitchell Taylor, Jr.

Henry Mitchell Taylor, Jr., age 76 of Buford, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016.  Funeral Service will be held Friday, December 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel.  Rev. Chris Holland will officiate.  Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford with Military Honors.  The Family will receive friends Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 2-4 and 6-8 at the funeral home.  Mr. Taylor was born in Wilcox County, GA, on December 24, 1939 to the late Mr. Henry Mitchell Taylor and the late Mrs. Velma McCall Taylor.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Jo Taylor Fancher in 2010.

Henry is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Gilliland Taylor of the home; two sons and daughter in-law:  Mitch and Patti Taylor, and Michael Taylor, all of Buford; two granddaughters, Erica and Bailey Fancher of Lawrenceville, and grandson, Joey Howell of Buford;  brother Bill Taylor and wife Harriette of Gainesville, and sister Betty Bagwell and husband Harold of Buford.  Mr. Taylor was a 1960 graduate of Buford High School and later joined the U.S. Air Force where he served with the 6th Combat Defense Squadron, Strategic Air Command and was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans.  Mr. Taylor worked several years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, both as an employee and a volunteer.  His many accomplishments were recognized with several awards throughout his career.  Mr. Taylor was also a member of the Buford Jaycees where he served as President, belonged to the American Legion Post 127, coached Little League Baseball for more than a decade, worked with the Annual Miss Georgia Beauty Pageant, and was voted one of Georgia’s Most Outstanding Men in 1971. Henry loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.  He was a member of the Oakwood First Baptist Church, Oakwood.  Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of Henry at www.hamiltonmillchapel.com