Billie Joyce Taylor

79 year old Billie Joyce Taylor of Smithville died Sunday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a Baptist, a former cashier with H.G. Hill Food Store and she was a former factory worker at Texas Boot. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Ronnie Smith will officiate and burial will be in the Mt Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from noon until 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert “Bob” Taylor; a son, Timmy Taylor; and an infant son, Josh Taylor. Survivors include two daughters, Sherrie Sue and husband Ron Merriman of Huntsville, Alabama and Bobbie and husband Phillip Clayton of Smithville. A son, Ronnie Lynn and wife Renee Taylor of Smyrna. Seven grandchildren, Chad and Tavia Keith of Smithville, Scott and wife Nicole Clayton of Cookeville, Chrissy Clayton Means of Cookeville, Ryan and wife Magen Clayton of Milton, Anna Taylor and husband Daniel Flatt of Smyrna and Tara Taylor of Smyrna. Six great grandchildren, Kaleb, Brady, Seth, Dakota, Ariana, and Addyson. A brother and sister, Wallace Green of Virginia and Johannie Agee Taylor of Liberty. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family requests that donations be made to the funeral home to help with burial expenses, in lieu of flowers.