James Taylor

James Edwin "Bo' Taylor age 75 of Sparkman died Friday, March 23, 2012 in Little Rock. He was born February 7, 1937 in Sparkman the son of James Caldwell and Helen DeLaughter Taylor. (Bo still lived in the same house where he was born.) Bo attended the University of Arkansas and graduated from Henderson State University with a degree in chemistry. After graduation he worked with a seismograph crew in oil exploration in Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. He resigned to come home and farm. Bo was active in Farm Bureau and soil conservation in Dallas County. He was a volunteer fireman where he served as chief for a number of years and was head of the Sparkman Cemetery Committee. Bo was an avid turkey hunter and enjoyed all outdoor sports. He was a member of the Sparkman United Methodist Church for 66 years where he served as Sunday School Superintendant for many years. Bo was preceded in death by a nephew, John Taylor.

Survivors include one brother, Dr. George D. Taylor and his wife Jeannie of Frisco, TX, one nephew, Benjamin Taylor of New York City, one niece, Jennifer Taylor Gunnin and her husband Mark of Dallas, TX, one great nephew, John Charles Gunnin, one great niece, Mary Grace Gunnin, several cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral services will be 10 AM Monday in the Sparkman United Methodist Church with Royce Savage and Robert Langley officiating. Burial will be in the Sparkman Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 PM Sunday at the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sparkman United Methodist Church c/o Opal Taylor or the Sparkman Cemetery Fund c/o Patricia Wright.