Dr. Taylor, Jr.

Services are scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at First Baptist Church for Owen Cranfill Taylor, Jr. of Artesia, New Mexico.

Dr. Taylor, 86, died Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his home.

Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren Kirsten Maddux Tubbs, Jeb Maddux, Beau Maddux, Alyssa Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Mackenzie Taylor, and Andy Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Floyd Anderson, D.E. Cuthberson, Lowell Irby, Dr. Johnny Moreno, and Randy Hill.

Visitation at Terpening Son Mortuary will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday. Family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.

Owen was born July 21, 1925 in Lamesa, Texas the son of Owen C. Taylor, Sr. and Elsie Crowe Taylor.

He served his country in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.

On Sept. 2, 1949 he was married to June Winner in Lamesa, Texas. They came to Artesia in 1952 from Richmond, Virginia.

He was a Family Physician and a graduate of Baylor Medical School. During his 43 years of family practice in Artesia, Dr. Taylor served on many City, County and State boards and received many awards and honors.

His first Sunday in Artesia, he and June joined the First Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Sunday School Teacher and member of the choir.

He was a devoted husband and father, and always made time for all of his family. He loved people and people loved him. He was proud of the fact that his patients loved and trusted him.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother Bill Taylor.

Survivors include his wife June Taylor of the family home sons David Taylor and wife Linda of Cleveland, Ohio and Stuart Taylor of Artesia, daughters Debbie Maddux and husband Chuck of Fort Worth, Texas and Kathy Taylor of Artesia a brother Ray Taylor and wife Sandra of Fort Worth sisterinlaw Bette Taylor of Garland, Texas grandchildren Kirsten Maddux Tubbs, Jeb Maddux, Beau Maddux, Alyssa Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Mackenzie Taylor, and Andy Taylor and greatgrandchildren Kaleigh Moss, Wyatt Moss, Hannah Tubbs, and Sam Tubbs.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Lakeview Christian Hospice, or N.M. Baptist Childrens Home.