Ray “Churn” Taylor, age 78, of the Westel community passed away on February 12, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 57 years: Dorothy Duncan Taylor; daughters: Dottie Kerley and Hope Crabtree; sons: Ray Taylor and Joe Taylor; grandchildren: Ashley & Jeff Haney, Bailee Wagner, Michael Kerley, Chris, Tony, Riley, and Breanna Taylor, and Levi & Aaron Crabtree; great-grandchildren: Marion Haney, Breilyn Wagner, Joseph Taylor, and Keyara Kerley; sister: Margaret Patterson; brothers: Morgan Taylor and Gerald Taylor; sisters-in-law: Gina & Charlene Taylor; brother-in-law: Carl Brooks; special brother-in-law: Carl “Sonny” Duncan; special friend: Curtis Humphrey; and many nieces, nephews, and friends in the community. The family will receive friends Friday, February 16, 2018 from 6 to 8 pm in the chapel of Evans Mortuary in Rockwood. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 10 am at Evans Mortuary. Graveside and interment services will follow at the Roane Memorial Gardens in Rockwood. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Westel Baptist Church Youth Fund, 25 Crabtree Lane, Rockwood, TN 37854.