Arnaudville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00 pm, on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville, for Harris Taylor, 82, who passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 2:30 pm until 9:00 pm on Wednesday, and continue on Thursday at 7:00 am until 2:30 pm, at Pellerin Funeral Home in Arnaudville.
A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Wednesday.
Fr. Keenan Brown will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Readers will be Keri Taylor and Kimberly Taylor. Gift bearers will be his daughters, Kathy Richard and Cynthia Arnaud.
Interment will follow at St. John Francis Regis Cemetery in Arnaudville.
Harris loved to garden and grow his own vegetables. His passion was cooking and making a Boucherie. He was a giving and loving person. Harris loved his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren greatly. Harris will be missed by all who loved him.
He is survived by his loving wife Shirley Ann Olivier Taylor; sons, Donovan Taylor and wife Charlene, and Shawn Taylor and wife Keri; daughters, Cynthia Arnaud and husband Mike, Kathy Richard and husband David, and Kimberly Taylor; brother, Taylor J. Taylor; 15 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents, Valex, Sr. and Edna Hebert Taylor; daughter, Stephanie Taylor; grandchild, Jaime Chautin; brothers, Evans, Valex Jr, Resnaire, Joseph, Louis, and Larry Taylor; and sister, Ella Mae Daigle.
Pallbearers will be Donovan Taylor, Shawn Taylor, Josh Arnaud, Brock Arnaud, David Richard, and Matthew Taylor.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Arnaud, his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Pellerin Funeral Home of Arnaudville, 314 St. Landry St., Arnaudville, LA 70512, (337-754-5881) is in charge of arrangements.
To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com