Clayton Daniel Taylor, Sr

Clayton Taylor

 
            Clayton Danial Taylor, Sr., 43, of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, died October 21, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Born August 23, 1966, in Oahu, Hawaii, he was the son of Jack Taylor and Gladys Rotrammel Taylor. He was a 14 year Navy Veteran and served in Desert Storm. Clay worked for Peterson Industries/Simmons for 13 years primarily as a dispatcher. He married Ronda Johnson in Bentonville, Arkansas on May 5, 2006. 
            He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Taylor; one brother, Bill Cordeiro; and one sister-in-law, Dorcas Cordeiro.
            Survivors include his wife Ronda of the home; five daughters, Casey Taylor, Nyle Taylor, Jillia Taylor, Billi Rhea Taylor and Victoria Johnson; three sons, C.J. Taylor, Sawyer Johnson, and Brooks Johnson; one grandchild, Aubrea Reign Taylor; his mother Gladys Rotrammel Taylor of Gravette, Arkansas; two brothers, Mike Cordeiro and wife Anita of Gravette, Arkansas, and James Taylor and wife Sheila of Westville, Oklahoma; one sister, Jill Baldwin and husband Gerald of Eufaula, Oklahoma;  and many nieces and nephews.
            Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at The Church of Christ, Gravette, Arkansas, with Glen Whitman officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, October 26, 2009, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. 

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

mary elizabeth frye - 1932