Mr. Dee Taylor

Funeral services for Mr. Burl Dee Taylor, 81, of Henderson, will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Kuykendall and Rev. Steve Butler officiating. Interment will follow at Stewart Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home of Henderson. Visitation will be from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 at Crawford - A. Crim Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor passed away August 2, 2023 at his residence. He was born Aug. 31, 1941 in Snaggy Lake, LA. to the late Willie Stewman and Mattie Ola Taylor. Dee had worked for the Henderson ISD for over 30 years as the Maintenance Director, he retired from Henderson ISD in 2005. He was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church. The life of Dee Taylor directly reflected his faith in God and his desire to serve Him through serving others. As a young married couple, Dee and Helen worked with the youth at Calvary Baptist Church. Then Dee continued working with young people in the church during his service in the preschool Sunday school department where he began relationships with children, many who remember him to this day. In the maintenance department of Henderson Independent School District, Dee served the staff and students alike as well as mentoring the young men who worked in maintenance during the summers. Throughout his life, even to just a few months before his passing, Dee repaired everything from household appliances to tractors and fences for people that needed his help, many who would not be able to pay him for the service and others whom he would not allow to pay him. Having grown up on a farm, Dee saw an opportunity to pour into young men’s lives by using his farm, cattle and hay business to show young men how to work hard, love God and love their families. And, not least of all, Dee demonstrated to the world, in word and deed, God’s design for marriage by tirelessly caring for his dear wife Helen in her struggle against Multiple Sclerosis for 30 years. He will be missed by his family, his church family, and the many people who knew him. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Helen Smith Taylor; brother Russell Gay Taylor, and sister Iris O'Rourke. Survivors include: his children, Keith Taylor and wife Paulette, and Dee Ann Wallace and husband Robert, all of Henderson; brother and sisters, W.S. Taylor and wife Billie of Texarkana, Pat Kearby and husband Larry of Hideaway, Barbara Vinson of Henderson, Matalyn Gardner of Henderson, Lavelle Carlson and husband Leroy of Denton, and Albert Taylor and wife Jenny of Celeste; five grandchildren, Dakota Tackett and husband Mitchell, Bradley Taylor and wife Susan, Isaac Wallace and wife Samantha, Luke Wallace and wife Andrea, and Guy Wallace; four great-grandchildren, Cooper and Adalynn Tackett, and Connor and Morgan Taylor; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Pallbearers are Bradley Taylor, Guy Wallace, Isaac Wallace, Luke Wallace, Mitchell Tackett, and Drew Griffith. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. Dee Taylor

August 31, 1941 - August 2, 2023