Mr. Donald "Don" Palmer Taylor

March 17, 1930 - July 27, 2018

A Memorial Service for Donald "Don" Palmer Taylor, 88, of Dadeville, will be held Friday, August 3, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Dr. Ben Hayes will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 3, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Langley Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, at Russell Medical Center. He was born on March 17, 1930, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Fred H. and Belle M. Taylor. He loved his family dearly. Don was a retired mechanical engineer, heavy-construction contractor, and land developer/home builder. He served briefly in the U.S. Army in post-World War II Germany, having been drafted after graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute as a mechanical engineer. He went on to build engine generators for Allis Chalmers and Westinghouse before starting his own construction and land development companies. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Luenna Pearson Taylor; sons Colonel (Ret.) Fred P. Taylor (Bonnie); Frank P. Taylor (Teresa); James C. Taylor (Meredith); John T. Taylor (Michelle); and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Norman F. Taylor; and sister, Nancy Evelyn Taylor.