Louis James “Freddie” Taylor

December 8, 2015

Louis James “Freddie” Taylor passed away Friday, December 4, 2015.

Louis was born May 11, 1930 in Kinston, North Carolina to Fred and Pauline Taylor. Louis attended Grainger High School in Kinston, N.C. until he joined the Navy in 1948. Louis was stationed in Pensacola, when he met his lifelong soul mate, Marilyn Bailey. Louis and Marilyn were married in Biloxi, MS on October 24, 1950. Louis and Marilyn completed their family with the birth of their son, Michael James in September 1953. While in the Navy, he played left halfback with the Pensacola Navy Goshawks. Louis retired from the Navy in 1967 and settled with his family in Pensacola.

Freddie is reunited and having a traditional family North Carolina pig picking in heaven with his father and stepmother, Fred and Lillian Francis Taylor. Joining in the celebration is his mother, Pauline Whaley; sister, Sandra Kay Perry; and his brother, Roger Douglas Taylor.

Louis is survived by his wife of 65 years, Marilyn B. Taylor; son, Michael J. Taylor; daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Taylor and two beautiful granddaughters; Jacquelyn M. Taylor and Amanda K. Taylor; Amanda and Randy Boehringer gave Freddie two big and handsome great-grandchildren, Randal “Freddie” and Grant Campbell Boehringer. He is also survived by his sisters, Elizabeth “Libby” Keel, Judy Glenn Scott and Francis (Bryce) Outlaw; brothers, Fred Thomas (Marla) Taylor, Ronald Bruce “Goose” (Wanda) Taylor and Kenneth Earl (Vernelle) Edwards.

Services will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment with Reverend David Shofner officiating.

Burial services will be at 1:15 p.m. at Barrancas National Cemetery.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.

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