BARRY LEE TAYLOR

Barry Lee “Butch” Taylor, age 84 passed away peacefully on August 12, 2024, at home in Shady Grove, Florida. Born on August 17, 1939, in Miami, Florida, Butch was the son of William and Bessie (Whidden) Taylor. He married Cynthia (Perkins) Taylor on May 13, 1961, in Folkston, Georgia, and together they celebrated 63 years of marriage this year. They have 5 daughters: Dinky, Patti, Jen, Deb, Bren. Butch was a family man who presided over a large family of 47. He is survived by his five “girls”: Theresa Freeman of Tallahassee, Patricia (Louie) Otero of Greenville, Jennifer (Dahlton) Guilbeau of Live Oak, Debra (Michael) Cryer of Winter Garden, and Breanda Taylor of Shady Grove. He also leaves behind 17 grandchildren: Steven (Ashley), Lisa (Larry), Kristen (the late Adam), Scott, Luis (Sandy), Dailene (Robert), Joel, Jared, Mireya (Jayce), Hailey (Chris), Matthew, Joseph, Emma, Olivia, Nicholas, Thomas, and Mercedes, 15 great-grandchildren, and a large extended close-knit family of cousins, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and a multitude of friends. Butch never knew a stranger and would move heaven and earth to be there for those he knew. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bessie Taylor, and his brothers, Robert (Bobby) and James (Jimmy) Taylor. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 16, 2024, 11:00 AM at Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. A gathering for family and friends will follow the services at the Shady Grove Community Center. Butch spent his career as a plant manager at Banaszak Concrete Corp in Davie, Florida, and owned B & J Concrete Pumping in Hollywood, FL. After retiring, he continued to work at Hollybrook Community in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and Bulhead Company (The Lodge) in Madison, Florida, before finally retiring on November 21, 2019, at the age of 79. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, farming, building and driving airboats, half-tracks, and stock cars, often including his wife, his 5 “girls”, and grandkids in the experience. At 16 he was a junior Golden Glove boxing champion. Butch joined the Army National Guard of Florida in September 1956 and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant E-5 in May 1964. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the Big Bend Hospice Foundation at https://bigbendhospice.charityproud.org/Donate. Beggs Funeral Home is handling the arrangements 850-973-2258. You may send your condolences to the family at BeggsFuneral.com.

BARRY LEE TAYLOR

August 17, 1939 - August 12, 2024