ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. Jerry L. Taylor, age 73, of Ellaville, GA died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in the chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home in Ellaville, GA.   Mr. Tommy Barnes and Mrs. Frances Davenport will officiate.

      Mr. Taylor was born April 17, 1941 in Columbus, GA the son of Clarence Melvin Taylor and Emily Holland Taylor.  He had served in the Air Force and was a member of American Legion Post 191.  Mr. Taylor retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad where he worked as a Signal Foreman, Construction.  He was an avid fan of the University of Alabama sports.

    Survivors include his wife, Sandi Taylor; one son, Lance Taylor and wife Rebecca of Carrollton, GA; two grandchildren, Macie Taylor and Jeremiah Taylor.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Faye Rogers.  

     Pallbearers will include Steve Marshall, Chad Childs, Spencer Morse, Brian Dillard, Kenny Icard and Shane Tondee.  Honorary pallbearer will be Tony Collins. 

    Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Watson-Giddens Funeral Home in Ellaville.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Phoebe-Sumter Hospice, P. O. Box 1434, Americus, GA  31709 or Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes, Attention: Development Division, P. O. Box 1000, Stockbridge, GA  30281.