In Remembrance of Mr. Nelson Taylor

Services April 5, 2022 – 10:00 a.m.

The Chapel of Peace Pastor Elmer Gene Moten, Officiating Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home Okmulgee, Oklahoma Internment – Fort Gibson National Cemetery

On July 22, 1942. Nelson Taylor was born to the union of Bennie Taylor and Viola (Winston) Taylor in Okmulgee, OK. He was the youngest sibling of his family. He attended Elementary School at Rosenwald, then left for Booker T. Washington High School and graduated from there.

He eventually went on to serve his country and was honorably discharged. While he served in the United States Army, he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. Nelson continued on in his career working for Southwester Bell, but finally, he ventured into the truck driving industry where he worked for many years. Nelson was the father of six boys. He met Patricia Ann (Hale) Taylor in 1970, and they had three boys.

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and int ruth.: John 4: 24 KJV

Nelson was a deacon in the church. He was a loving man who was a hard worker, and he was strong and straightforward. Everyone that knew Nelson knew he meant what he said, and he would help anyone who would help themselves. He deeply cared for his family.

Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, Bennie Taylor, and Viola (Winston) Taylor, two sons, five brothers, and five sisters. He leaves to cher

He leaves to cherish his memory: his four sons, Eric Bostic, Sr., Eric Bostic, Ajan Taylor, and Elijah Taylor; two sisters, Mary Shuford-Carter (Taylor) of Henryetta, OK, and Edna Brown (Taylor) of Wichita, KS; along with a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.