James Erwin Taylor, 81 of Kingsville, Missouri passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

James was born June 20, 1936 at Nebraska City, Nebraska the son of Willard Erwin Taylor and Loreen (Owens) Taylor. He graduated from high school at Wymore, Nebraska. He was united in marriage to Ruthanna Clary on September 3, 1955 in Diller, Nebraska. While residing in Diller, Jim worked for Dempster Manufacturing in Beatrice. In 1959, the couple moved to Kansas City. During this time, he worked at Bendix Corp. Later, Jim was a machinist and tool & die maker for General Motors. The couple later moved to Raytown briefly, prior to moving to an acreage near Kingsville in 1997. In years past, Jim enjoyed flying planes. He was an avid football and baseball fan. He also loved his horses and watching horse racing. He was a 33rd Degree Mason and a longtime member of the Shriner's.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth; three children: Randy and Debbie Taylor of Independence; Terri and Steve Anderson of Kingsville; and Scott Taylor of Holden; fifteen grandchildren: Jeremy and Cynthia Taylor of Raytown; Brent and Rachael Taylor of Lee's Summit; April and Brian Collens of Holden; Nick and Nikki Taylor of Lee's Summit; Jeff and Kara Weissman of Bonner Springs, KS; David Weissman of Lee's Summit; Corey and Alicia Fielder of Jonesboro, GA; Rikki and Donnnie Renfro of Lowry City; Kieth Fielder of Independence; Larry and James Almeida of Denver, CO; Zachary and Ashley Buchanan of Kingsville; Harry Anderson of Belton; Stephanie and Zach Wolfe of Overland Park, KS; Krista and Johnathan Ransdell of Holden and Michael Taylor of Holden; and twenty five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son: Jerry Lee Taylor; sister: Patricia Ottesburg; brother: Garry Dean Taylor; and great grandson: Alexander Lee Cole.

Memorial Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 24th at Williams Funeral Chapel in Holden with Chaplain Rick Russell of Hospice Partners officiating.

There will be a private interment at the Wymore, Nebraska Cemetery at a later date.

Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net