Robert Taylor

Robert Anthony Taylor, 76, of Spartanburg, died Monday, January 2, 2012, at White Oak Estates. Born April 4, 1935, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Roscoe Arthur and Dora Pearson Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a U. S. Army veteran, a member of Morningside Baptist Church, a longtime member of The Creek Golf Club, and retired from Arkwright Mills. He was an avid fast-pitch softball player and a member of The South Carolina Fast Pitch Hall of Fame. Surviving are his beloved wife of 56 years, Martha Henderson Taylor; daughters, Glynda Taylor Hines (Dale) and Kim Taylor Wyatt and Tommy Brashears, all of Spartanburg; grandchildren, Brandon Ryne and Taylor Edwin Hines, Amber Suzanne and Summer Marie Wyatt; sisters, Sheila Taylor Atchley of Glenn Spring and Becky Taylor Sellars of Pauline; and brother, Stanley Eugene Taylor of Duncan. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Kirk H. Neely. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Honorary escort is former fast-pitch softball players and teammates. Memorials may be made to Morningside Baptist Church Building Fund, 897 South Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302; or Hospice Care of South Carolina, 110 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307. A special thanks is extended to the staff of White Oak Estates and Hospice Care of South Carolina for their care and support. The family is at the home at 103 Periwinkle Place, Moore, SC 29369. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Robert Anthony Taylor please visit our Sympathy Store.