Reverend James “Skeet” Taylor
(November 4, 1933 - November 4, 2022)
Viewing Location: Leevy's Funeral Home 1831 Taylor Street Columbia, South Carolina
Viewing Date & Time: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 / 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Funeral Location: Ridgewood Missionary Baptist Church 5326 Ridgeway Street Columbia, South Carolina
Funeral Date & Time: Thursday, November 10, 2022 / 1:00 P.M.
Interment Location: Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens 2603 Two Notch Road Columbia, South Carolina
Skeet grandmother n my grandmother were siblings! We had fun at 5001 Woodbrier St ! Skeet was my cousin but treated my sister me like the siblings he never had ! Never known him to be sick it was shocking for him to have one episode that opened the heavenly gates to God for him! Perfect pitch his song was”When I Gone the Last Mile of The Way “
Rev. “Skeet” was such a comfort to me in the loss of my loved ones, Hernan and Mamie Floyd. I will always remember him singing “Sword in my Hand.” My heartfelt condolences go to the Taylor family.
Rev. “Skeet” was such a comfort to me in the loss my loved ones, Hernan and Mamie Floyd. I will always remember him singing “Sword in my Hand.” My heartfelt condolences go to the Taylor family.
I never will forget Rev. Taylor especially when he use to sing when I’ve gone the last mile of the way. Rip May God strengthen you in your sorrow.
My heartfelt condolence to the Taylor Family…. I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Rev James “Skeet” Taylor. He was a big part of so many people’s lives especially the Hoefer & Bookert families. A larger-than-life man.
I am honored to have wonderful memories of him. He never met a stranger. He was with his daughter at a catering event. He prayed for the family and then he noticed he knew several people. When I walked up, he said I didn’t know this was family.
I am so thankful for each time that I spoke to him or saw him he would give me a history lesson about my family connection from Ridgewood Community, Zion Chapel Baptist Church #1, and families Up the Country. I would be hanging on to every word. Our last conversation which was three months ago. That evening he gave me history lesson a word from the Lord to encourage me. Before we hung up, he told me that if I ever needed him to please call him. I had no idea that was going to be my last conversion with him. He will be truly missed.
Wendy Washington
Praying for Rev Taylor’s family. Remember him from traveling with my grandfather in Winnsboro singing at various revivals. Rev Taylor was a dynamic preacher and singer. RIP.
🙏Condolences to the entire family ❤ Rest in Heaven, Reverend James “SKEET” Taylor awesome man of God, you will be Dearly missed by all!! We love you all 🤗💯❤ Forevermore in our ♥ Hearts, Cheryl, Eric, Shala 😇
Prayers for the Taylor Family. Hold on to God’s unchanging hands.
To the Taylor Family,
Let there be no doubt.
Pastor Taylor completed his assignment given to him from the Almighty GOD.
Pastor James Taylor A++
Enter now into the Glory of the Lord.
I am truly going to miss my pastor but I know that God has him sitting around the throne.My sincere condolences to the family and I know you’re going to miss him.Im missing him myself but I pray that God will hold all of you in the hollow of his hand and comfort you in a mighty way. He was truly a man of God.
My heartfelt condolences to the family on our loss.
I was blessed to have had Skeet in my life and family. Skeet was more than a cousin to me. He was a father figure and spiritual mentor. So much of what I am today is directly the result of the positive impact that Skeet and Roberta had on me. Thank you both for everything!
Skeet, you always made me feel loved and special. I believe you can’t give away what you don’t have. Thank you for making me feel special; only a special person like you can do that.
You were responsible for many of my first experiences … fishing, hunting, and, oh yeah, washing that yellow chevy. You helped introduce me to the bible and praying along with my great-grandmother. Thank you!
I can still hear you singing on the radio and in the car as we drove down to your church in the country.
I love you. Rest in peace until we meet again.
Condolences and prayers to the family of Reverend James Taylor. May your memories give you strength during this difficult time. May God Bless each of you.
Church Member
First Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Augusta, Georgia
We the family of the late J.d. Smoot & Odessa Hailstock Smoot send our condolences to the family of Rev.James Taylor.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Reverend James Skeet Taylor was a great part of Community and Black Church Fellowship
Song and Group we as friend and family grew up Ridgewood Baptist Church & other church fellowship
my joy was to hear him and other who had Song on program Our uncle so many Masonic temple great time celebrating with him and preaching Wow just like Yesterday
Our heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to the Taylor family. Rev Taylor was not only a great minister, a wonderful songbird, a great family friend, and a master brick mason but a wonderful person. I shall never forget how he would faithfullyvisit my dad, Willie Casey, during his last days on this earth. May GOD bless and keep you and provide you with the needed strength during your time of bereavement.
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️❤️❤️
Eugene and Margaret Holmes on November 9, 2022 at 6;30pm
Condolences to the Taylor family. We met Pastor Taylor thru my mother and father’s membership at Blackjack Baptist Church in Winnsboro, After our retiring, we relocated to Winnsboro and found Pastor Taylor to be an excellent spiritual teacher and religious leader. At that time, Pastor Taylor was pastoring at the Calvary Baptist Church in Ridgeway.
We decided to join Calvary where we not only developed a pastor parishioner relationship, but a personnel relationship also. Pastor Taylor has visited our home on a couple of occasions; During our house warming celebration, Pastor Taylor asked for Christian blessings upon our home.
Pastor Taylor will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
Deep regrets on the loss of Pastor Taylor.
In this sorrowful time, we would like to extend to Rev. Taylor’s family our heartfelt condolences. May our Lord comfort you and your loved ones.
He was a great friend to Dec.Joseph Ellison and family we send our condolences and prayers to his family he will be missed a lot Rev,Taylor and Deacon Joseph Ellison song a lot of songs together especially When I have gone the last mile of the way. You can check these two men of God on YouTube singing together
My sheep knows my name. When Jesus called Pastor Taylor’s name, he answered to receive his crown. To the Taylor Family our condolences during your bereavement.Stay strong in The Lord, because if he brought you to it, he’ll bring you through it.
Pastor Taylor was the Angel of The First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for nine years in Augusta, Ga. Where taught us things about the Bible that we didn’t know. Under his leadership and knowledge tthe Lord Jesus has gave him to
share with all that he came in contact with. He was a man of God who didn’t want any Seoul lost. Rest in the arms of God.
The Davis family of Stone Mountain Ga ,send our deepest condolences to the Taylor family on behalf of the lost of a true Soldier in the Lord Rev James Taylor.
Rev Taylor was a good neighbor to my mom the late Frances Davis whom lived across the street from him. Whenever I would come to SC to visit my mom , I could depend on Rev Taylor to give me a word from the Lord to encourage my heart. He was a man of prayer, praise and song unto the Lord! My family had the pleasure of seeing his gifts in operation as he led the EULOGY program during my mom’s homecoming service. He did a AWESOME job.
Family rest assured that, Soldier Rev James Taylor is with the Lord. No more heartache, pain or suffering, he’s resting with the Lord!
A true Soldier Rev James Taylor
Our Condolences to the Rev. Taylor’s family. We were sadden to hear of his passing. May God be with his family during this difficult time. With deepest sympathy and a prayer that the lord will fill your days with his peace and bring comfort to your hearts.
We were truly blessed, during the time he was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Ridgeway.
My condolences to the Rev. Taylor a great man of God who could delivered the word of God and could sing any song
Blessings to you beloved family, friends and neighbors of Reverend James Taylor. I pray you stand firm in the words of the Lord; for he is with us in our time of need. Condolences to you all. “For I am persuaded that neither dealth nor life, nor Angel’s nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Roman’s 8:38-39”
First Mount Moriah Baptist Church member
My condolences goes out to the Rev Taylor’s family. We was sad to hear of the passing. We love him from the St. Vaughville Church family. The Smith family will truly missed him from visiting the family. May God be with you and your family during this difficult time.
“When the Gates Swing Open… Walk In” You’ve Gone the Last Mile of the Way!
The family of Rev. James “Skeet” Taylor is in our prayers. We are family. I will miss the conversations and the words of wisdom that he always gave me when our paths crossed. We always sang something together when we saw each other. He will be missed. Love you all. Be Blessed.
Our sincere condolences to the family of Rev. Taylor. May God bring peace during this time of bereavement. Rev. Taylor was a great servant of God and he will be greatly missed.
We are so sorry for your loss, we appreciate the nice services and songs that reverend Taylor has provided our family with throughout the years may God bless you and help you all during this difficult time.
Rev. Taylor will be missed by many ways such spiritual child o God,love to hear him sing when I’m gone the last mile of the way now he has gone his last mile of the day to be with his Heavenly Father.
To the Taylor Family:
Our prayers and heartfelt sympathy go out to you. May God bless and strengthen you at this difficult time.
May the Lord continue to keep and Bless the Taylor Family during their time of Bereavement,Rev. James (skeet) Taylor was a Dear, close Friend of our Family,And will be missed by Ridgewood Community and Ridgewood Church Family
We send our deepest condolences to the whole Taylor family. Cousin skeet will be missed but never forgotten. May he rest in paradise
From Justin, Doris, and Marvin Green
Truly a great neighbour is hard to find, difficult to part with & impossible to forget. Rest well my wonderful neighbour love you 2life 4life
May God Bless you and family, you will be missed by all that you came in contact with. Your last mile was Blessed. Rest in peace my friend
To the Taylor family with deepest sympathy and prayer that the Lord will give strength and peace….Pastor Taylor is resting from His labor and to hear God say “WELL DONE”.
From the Adams and Wise family.
From Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX.
Rev. James Taylor was a great and gifted preacher. I am grateful for his pastorate and friendship. Rev. Taylor is among the four ministers in my life who leaves me with an indelible impression that has shaped my ministry and style of preaching. Rev. Taylor will never be forgotten. Our prayers are with the family.
Rev. Dr. James L. Hailstock
New Day Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC
Sorry for your loss in the passing of Pastor Taylor. I was always greeted by him the same way every time we met. One sermon I will forever remember is: “Where did the Power Go.” May God bless and keep you family.
Our condolences to the Taylor family,Reverend Taylor was a good friend to my family. He was the Pastor at Zion Pilgrim church and after each service,he would stop and see my mother and father,my mom loved having something to eat for him when he came.He eulogized my father and sung the Last Mile at my moms service,he loved the word and was there when you called on him. A dedicated man of God.Now he’s getting his reward,May God comfort the family at this time of bereavement.
Will miss talking to my cousin skeet about going to Philadelphia he said he was gonna go this year rest in peace cousin skeet and I will never forget the watermelon u gave me u will be miss singing the last mile of the way
The family of the late Bennie J. and Ollie Lee Hailstock send our most sincere condolences to the family of the Rev. James Taylor. Please know that Alfreda, James, Cynthia, and Calvin are praying for you continually. May God give you strength in your time of sorrow.
I will truly miss my friend Rev James “skeet” Taylor. We were neighbors for over 25 years. He was the first person to welcome me to the neighborhood. He affectionately called me “neighbor” and often offered wise wisdom. Rest well my friend ❤️ Mechell Corbett
Our condolences goes to his entire family, may God give you peace & happiness, Love From Lawerance Bryant and Family!
My prayers goes out to the entire family. May God give them strength and good health to make it through this. God is with you all holding your hands with his unchanging hands.
To the Family of Pastor James Taylor Pastor Taylor was indeed a true man of God. I am truly glad that he passed through First Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia and served as my Pastor and counselor. During his tenure, his teachings challenged me to study even harder. He didn’t know how much I observed him as a Pastor. He loved everyone and made everyone felt important. Pastor Taylor will be missed. My husband and I will forever remember his teachings and conversations. We love you Pastor Taylor. Rest In Peace.
To the family of Pastor James Taylor: Truly the children of the Late Alice R. Bagley send expressions of love and God’s peace in this time of bereavement. Our family enjoyed the fellowship. As pastor of Blackjack Baptist Church he was a devoted servant! My mother cherished the songs and words of encouragement.
Remember death is a comma not a period! He’s resting from his labor and waiting to hear God say, “WELL DONE”!
Blessings, from the Bagley Family
Pastor James Taylor and I lived in the same community for years. With mixed emotions (profound sadness & inexpressible joy) I accept the reality of his departure & promotion from labor to reward; after “walking in the pathway of duty & working to the close of the day, knowing there’s a joy that awaits him.” When I entered ministry, he was generous & kind enough to share with me many beneficial things that helped me when I became a pastor. My apprenticeship began, began, when asked me to assisting him with funerals, later if became aware, it wasn’t because he needed help, but, because he wanted to be of help to young untrained minister) and I learned a lot., so I’m grateful for the wisdom & insight he imparted, acquired from 50-plus years of Pastoral experience.
I thank God for my opportunity to receive ministry mentorship and have great fellowship with Rev. Taylor. On my last visit, a month ago, we talked, sung a little of “When I’ve gone the last mile of the way,”(which he wanted me to learn, practice and perpetuate) and dined together, unaware it was our final time. Ministry can be a lonely walk, so I will greatly miss this great personality and spiritual father figure, whom I loved very much and will cherish shared memories. Rest in Peace, until we meet again.
May God continually bless this family. He will be remembered for his singing and kindness.
Our condolences to the Taylor family. May God be with you.
Beatrice Heard; Dea. Leslie Fisher & family and Rev.Elizabeth Wine
My condolences to (skeet) James
Taylor family, children &
friends.
Love you all
Sadness has engulfed our family Reverend Taylor was Loved and Respected to the highest degrees! His Preaching and Teaching God ‘s Word was straight forward no sugar coating! He will be missed dearly. Completed His Race from Start to Finish!
A very gentle man of God I will miss the music you shared with us All. Take your rest. To the Taylor family let the Joy of the Lord be your strength.
With deepest sympathy and a prayer that the Lord will fill your days with His peace and bring comfort to your heart.
Dan (Bus}and Beulah Harrison’s children extend their deepest sympathy. We are cousins. May the Lord Bless and keep you during your bereavement.
Dan Jr, Missouri, and Marva.
Condolences to the Taylor family at this time. May God continue to strengthen you during this time of beverement. Love the Willis family
Prayers and condolences are with the Taylor family.Rev.Taylor will be miss he’s love by everyone he touch as a God loving man.He always had that smile and lifting you up with God words..RIP
To the Family of Reverend Taylor,
We would like to extend our sincere condolences to each of you during this sad time. Reverend Taylor was truly a very humble, dedicated and anointed servant of our Heavenly Father and he demonstrated that anointing in everything he did. He had such a warm, welcoming spirit and it seems like he never met a stranger. He always showed genuine concern for the members of his congregation in addition to providing whatever assistance he could to help those in need. We’re going to miss Reverend Taylor but his legacy will continue to be a part of our lives. We thank God for allowing our paths to cross with Reverend Taylor along this life’s journey. We were blessed to witness first hand, during his time as Pastor of Blackjack Baptist Church (in Winnsboro, SC) how the works that he’s done definitely speak for him.
In Deepest Sympathy,
Louella Inman and Kimberly Clarke
Sending condolences from the McClurkin family to the late Rev. Taylor. For he will truly be missed.
To the Taylor family, you have my deepest condolences during this difficult time! Rev Taylor was not on my family’s (Annie Mae Pitts) pastor but he was truly our family! Rev Taylor and I talked occasionally and I will forever remember him because of his genuine sincerity. To Mrs. Roberta Taylor and his children; I’ll be praying for y’all and a great legend and Icon has gained his heavenly wings but definitely not forgotten. Joe Darryl Clark
To the family &friend of my cousin “skeet” Taylor- respecting his calling in pastoring but remembering his support during the passing of my dad William “Pie” Johnson -his cousin and my mom “Ruth Ann”; my sister “Sandra” Johnson- Dunlap. He will always be remembered for his wit, conversations and pastoring- mostly as we have identified his singing. I recall during the time my dad was sick and I wanted to do a small family gathering with my dad- Pie along with his brother James “Boo” & Jacob “monk pee” because I understood the assignment. Everybody came to support this gathering at my dad nursing home because we had wanted a lasting memory for the brothers- I must say it was love ❤️ and caring that can’t be described. We sang with skeet all the songs while we fellowship. He was supportive and always connected with my mom and sister. He will be missed only if you hadn’t develop a relationship. Prayers on your journey cousins and we understand God’s will. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
To the Taylor Family
I remember as a young girl when my grandfather and Rev. Taylor used to ride with him and work together. We would listen to him sing until the Spirit of the Lord presences came. He sang at my grandfather’s funeral “When I’ve gone the Last mile”
I deepest condolences and prayers are with you and for you and may GOD’s presence, peace and power overshadow you all during this time of loss ❤️🩹
Prayers and condolences to Taylor family,Nathaniel & Mavis Harper jr thank you for your wisdom growing up with Maurice hanging at your home, and what a voice 🙏🏽
the last mile of the way. love Tommy Javis
Our condolences to Gloria and her family may you cherish your fond memories of your father🙏🙏
To the Taylor family.We are saddened to hear about Rev.Taylor’s passing,he was like family to us,I can hear him now singing “I have gave all I have to the Lord”.Rev Taylor was my pastor for many years at St Vaughnville.I can remember him and his family having dinner at our house o what a time we used to have,he never got in a hurry.When he left out church,we all ways stayed in touch.My mom always said she wanted RevTaylor to do her Eulogy and when she passed in 2014 ,he was there to say the final words.He will truly be missed.We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers doing this difficult time and always
Condolences to the family. Rev Taylor was a dear friend. He will certainly be missed.
My prayers 🙏 and condolences are with the family in the loss of their love ❤️ one, Reverend James Taylor! I will cherish the memories I have of Rev. Taylor’s participation in many home going services for different families and singing 🎵 🎶 🎤 that soul steering home going song, “When I’ve Gone The Last Mile Of The Way!” He will be truly missed. ✅AMEN🙏!
I am truly going to miss Rev James Taylor the stories he would tell me about when he was a young man was priceless. I will miss making his sweet potato ponds pies, he said I made them just like him mom did. He was just a sweet spirit person, with a beautiful voice, gonna miss that singing. Love you RIP my friend.