Harry Lamar Taylor
November 24, 1946 – November 3, 2026
Funeral services for Harry Lamar Taylor, 79, of Tupelo, MS, formerly of Cairo, GA, are at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Taylor passed away peacefully in Tupelo, MS, on Tuesday afternoon, November 3, 2026.
Active pallbearers will be James Cannon, Eli Cannon, Kenneth Parkman, Christian Dalton, Ryan Thompson, and Caleb Taylor.
Mr. Taylor was born on November 24, 1946, in Dublin, GA, to the late Eli Thelma Taylor and Florence Nolia Garner Taylor. He served his country for three years in the U.S. Army Reserves. On August 15, 1981, he married Betty Jean Caraway Taylor, who preceded him in death on May 14, 2021. They were married for 39 years. He retired as a grocery buyer with Ira Higdon IGA after more than 35 years in the industry. Harry was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ. He served his congregation faithfully as a branch president and in a variety of other callings.
Harry had a dry sense of humor and loved to tease his family members. He loved to read and cheer for the Georgia Bulldogs, but most of all he loved to serve others.
He was the loving and cherished father of his daughters, Renee Parkman (Kenneth) of Iron Station, NC, and Tonya Cannon (James) of Tupelo, MS. He is also survived by grandchildren, Kensley Dalton (Christian) of Salt Lake City, UT, Braelyn Parkman of Oklahoma City, OK, Hagan Parkman of Raleigh, NC, Emily Gray Thompson (Ryan) of West Valley City, UT, Rachel Taylor (Caleb) of Johnson City, TN, Eli Cannon of Tupelo, MS, Samuel Cannon of Tupelo, MS; great-grandchildren, Payson Dalton and Alta Dalton; sister Jane Wall of Augusta, GA; sister-in-law Martha Taylor of Tennille, GA; stepchildren Deborah Reck (Jeffrey) of Payton, UT; Danny Jackson of Savannah, GA: Steve Jackson of Savannah, GA; Sandy Jackson of Johnstown, CO; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife; his brother, William Taylor; and step-daughter, Julie Hall.
The family wishes to thank the staff of The Manor on Lawndale Assisted Living and Enhabit Hospice in Tupelo for the compassionate care he received.
Memorials may be made in Mr. Taylor’s memory to the American Heart Association.
The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
