Pearl Taylor Obituary

In loving memory of Pearl Taylor in Dayton, Ohio, born in Randolph, Alabama, who departed this world on May 13, 2026 at the age of 89. Pearl leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Carrie Byrdsong and Charlie Hill (Rosa); her husband James E. Taylor; her children, Mittie Turner, Anthony Bryant and Jeffery Taylor; her siblings, Marilyn Byrdsong, Jaqueline Arthur and Charlie Byrdsong; and her niece Michelle Byrdsong.

She is survived by: her children, Roger Bryant (Kimberly Scott) of Dayton, Ohio, Sharron Seay (Tyrone) of Keokuk, Iowa, Teresa Johnson, James Taylor, Jr. (Stephanie), Cheryl Jones (Bobby) of Dayton, Barbara Taylor, Deborah Kendall (Bobby) of Aragon, Georgia, Valerie Davy (Dennis) of Dallas and Patrice Bryant of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; her brother Willard Woodgette (Janese) of Wedowee, Alabama; her son-in-law Willie Turner of Keokuk; her niece Darlene Byrdsong; and her sisters-in-law, Shirley Tall of Nashville, Virginia Taylor of Chicago and Dorothy Taylor of Washington State. She is also survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.