Marland Farley Taylor, 73, of Fannett, Texas died Saturday, July 18, 2004 at his residence.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at Terry’s Creek Baptist Church in Magnolia, Mississippi under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 N. Major, Beaumont, Texas with burial to follow at Terry’s Creek Cemetery.
A gathering of family and friends will begin at 6:00 p.m. Monday evening, July 19, at the mortuary in Beaumont. There will also be a visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at the church in Mississippi.
A native of Amite County, Mississippi, he lived in Nederland, Texas many years before moving to Fannett. He was a cattleman and had retired as a leaderman for Texaco Research.
Marland was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, David A. Taylor and Robert “Bob” Taylor; daughter, Anita Ann Taylor; and sister-in-law, Carolyn Cutrer Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Arnetta Taylor of Fannett; sons, James Farley Taylor of Fannett and Robert Lane Taylor of Port Acres, Texas; daughters, Janis Maria Premeaux and Alisa Annette Spoonemore and her husband, Jody, all of Fannett; brother, John Randolph Taylor of Jackson, Louisiana; sisters, Annelle Gray and her husband, Austin and Lea T. Robbins, all of Atlanta, Georgia; sisters-in-law, Joyce Taylor of Liberty, Mississippi and Loyce Taylor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; grandchildren, Jamie Fells and her husband David, Jessica Gregory and her husband Dennis, Joshua Premeaux, Kaila Spoonemore and Kyndel Spoonmore; great-granddaughter, Natalie Michele Fells; and several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Marland’s caregiver, Mary Alice Perry.
Memorial contributions may be made to Terry’s Creek Baptist Church, 1147 Church Road, Magnolia, Mississippi 39652 or to First Church of God, 3800 Jimmy Johnson Blvd., Port Arthur, Texas 77642.
