Kenneth Earle Taylor, age 72 of Katy, Texas, formerly of Palestine, Texas passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the West Chase Center, Katy, Texas.

SERVICE :
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 @ 11:00 A.M.
South Union Missionary Baptist Church
807 S. Dorrance St.
Palestine, Texas 75801
Rev. Dwayne Moffitt, Jr., Pastor
Minister Damien Williams, Officiating
Minister Ruby Taylor Deadmon, Eulogist

INTERMENT :
MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Palestine, Texas 75801

VIEWING :
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 from 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Emanuel Funeral Home - Palestine
1721 W. Oak St.
Palestine, Texas 75801

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EMANUEL FUNERAL HOME - PALESTINE IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
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Kenneth Earle Taylor was born on August 4, 1946 in Anderson County, Texas to George Franklin and Nancy E. Muse Taylor. He was the fifth of seven children.

Kenneth was raised in Palestine, Texas. He attended Fred Douglas Elementary, Lincoln Junior High and A.M. Story High School.

He accepted Christ early in life and united with Mt. Vernon A.M.E. Church.

He married Brenda J. Taylor.

Kenneth worked for AT&T (formerly Pacific Bell). He also served in the United States Navy on the USS Hornet at Long Beach California, he was a Vietnam Veteran and received numerous decorations including, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with one silver star, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with device. He was Honorably Discharged.

Kenneth passed away on February 8, 2019 in Brookshire, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, George F. and Nancy Muse Taylor and sister, Alma Paris Taylor.

Loving survivors: wife, Brenda J. Taylor, Houston, Texas; five sons, Kenneth E. Taylor, Sr., Jalon E. Taylor, Quinnton D. Taylor, Tehran D. Taylor, all of California and Joshua Taylor, Houston, Texas; daughter, LaShone E. Taylor, Houston, Texas; three brothers, Jesse L. Taylor, Grand Terrace, California, James J. Taylor, Palestine, Texas and Lewis E. Taylor, Houston, Texas; two sisters, Ruby J. Deadmon (Lee), Dallas, Texas and Bernadine Taylor, Palestine, Texas; eight grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.