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Terrel Lester Taylor
Feb 20, 1930 - Apr 29, 2020
Posted by Ann Weber
STUMPFF FUNERAL HOME
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Terrel Lester Taylor was born in Bluejacket, Oklahoma September 6, 1935
in the middle of the Great Depression as his father, Ross, and mother,
Grace, struggled to run a small grocery store. He graduated from
Bluejacket High School and went on to Oklahoma Christian College in
Bartlesville, where he met Charlotte. Charlotte and Terrel were married
October 31, 1954 in her hometown, Boise City, OK. The couple celebrated
their 65th anniversary October 31, 2019. Terrel died Wednesday morning,
April 29, 2020. He was 84 years old.
The Taylors began attending the Dewey Church of Christ in 1963. When he
was only 32 years old, Terrel contracted with the church to build the
house of worship that is still in use. The Taylors tried to have every
person in the church and guests into their home for meals.
Terrel’s and Charlotte’s supreme goal has been to meet the Lord when
they die and call everyone they know to that same deep desire. Following
Jesus and the words of scripture have always been the Taylors’ highest
priority in life. Terrel wanted to be remembered as a person who loved
God and loved people.
Founding Terrel Taylor Company in 1958 alongside his father, Ross
Taylor, Terrel has built more than one thousand homes. Customers (many
repeat), suppliers, and subcontractors often say they love the quality
of homes built by Terrel. While he enjoyed business with many partners,
he particularly loved working with his father and his son, Brent, in
building homes for thousands of families in the Oklahoma and Kansas
area.
In addition to building homes, Terrel also traded a lot of cars, often
to give a vehicle to a missionary, family member, or someone in need. He
didn’t boast about these good deeds and generosity to his church and
community, but he instead often quoted Jeremiah 9:23-24, “Let not the
wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or
the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about
this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who
exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth, for in these I
delight,” declares the Lord.
Referring to these last years of his life as the “ninth inning,” Terrel
encouraged everyone to make the most of the one life we’ve been given.
Terrel would often say he shared accomplishments with his wife of
sixty-five years, Charlotte. He was very grateful to his loving wife for
constant, tender care.
Terrel is survived by brother Rudy and his wife Kathy Taylor and sister
Karen and her husband Bob Harmon, and their families, and the families
of two sisters and a brother-in-law who preceded him in death, Donna and
Loy Mitchell, and Shirley Helms. He is survived by brother-in-law Ray
Helms and his family.
Terrel is also survived by his wife, Charlotte, five children, eleven
grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Their firstborn is Terri from
Searcy, AR. Son Brent and his wife, Karen Taylor, live in Bartlesville.
Their children are Lauren and Beck Martin, Jenna and Andrew Fisher, and
Brandon and Elizabeth Taylor. Daughter Debbie and her husband, Jim
French, also of Bartlesville, have a son, Joel, daughter Hannah and
son-in-law Brad Grimm. Son Toby and his wife, Debbie Taylor, of Utica,
NY, have three children: Drew and Brittany Taylor and their son, Daniel,
Toby’s and Debbie’s first grandchild and Terrel’s and Charlotte’s first
great grandchild; son David Taylor; daughter Emma and her fiancé Tyson.
Son Greg and his wife, Jill Taylor, live in Broken Arrow. Their children
are Ashley Taylor, Anna and Brendan Sexton, and Jacob and Sidney Taylor.
Visitation is at Stumpff Funeral Home, 1600 SE Washington Blvd.,
Bartlesville, OK, Friday, May 1, 9 am - 8 pm, Saturday May 2, 9 am - 12
pm.
Family Graveside Service 2 pm, Saturday, May 2 at Dewey Cemetery.
All are invited to celebrate the life of Terrel Taylor Saturday, June
20, 2020 (Time TBA) at the Dewey Church of Christ, Dewey, OK.
In Lieu of flowers, donations can be offered in honor of Terrel Taylor
to build low income housing in North Tulsa, OK. Make checks to “1256
Movement” ℅ Taylor Homes, 3650 CAMELOT DR, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74006.
Write
info.1256homes@gmail.com or call Greg Taylor (918) 576-8442 with
questions or for more information.
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