Alma "Faye" Wilson Taylor

Alma Faye Wilson Taylor, 87, of Benton, Louisiana, was called home on Friday, February 6, 2026. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Red River Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, officiated by Rev. Mike Palmer. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m.

Faye was born on July 5, 1938, in Bokchito, Oklahoma, to Thomas Wilson and Manilla Reed Wilson. After relocation from Blanchard, Louisiana, she made Benton her home since 1997. For many years, she faithfully attended North Shreve Baptist Church and Red River Baptist Church, finding great purpose and comfort in her faith and the time she devoted to church life.

Faye met George, the love of her life, on a blind date to a drive-in movie in October 1956. They were married on December 5, 1957, in Bokchito, Oklahoma. Together, they raised four children: Stanley, Don, Paula, and Philip. They were happily married for 68 years.

Faye was a very devoted mother and housewife. She also found great joy in aviculture, raising and showing exotic bird breeds throughout Louisiana. She was a member of the Ark-La-Tex Caged Bird Club for many years as “Faye’s Feathers.”

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, George Taylor; her children, Stanley Taylor and wife, Deborah of Double Oak, TX; Paula Rhodes and husband, Lane "Buck" of Benton, LA; Philip Taylor and wife, Kathy of Ruston, LA; her grandchildren, Marcus Millwee, Paul Taylor, Jesse Cook, Casey Jones and wife, Christy, Tracie Taylor, Lanie Skye Hesson and husband, Chase, Paris Salley, PJ. Taylor, Austin Taylor and fiancé, Leslie Townsend; her eleven great-grandchildren, Hailee Wooten, Landon Taylor, and Zoe Taylor, Chad Cook, Tyler Cook and fiancé, Macie Thomas, and Carter Cook, Hunter Jones, Hosten Jones, Halle-Ann Jones, Axle Hamblin, Wells Schaff, William Moore, J.R., and Jennings Hesson; and one great-great-grandson, Wyatt Cook.

Mrs. Taylor is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Wilson and Manilla Reed Wilson; her brothers, Norman Wilson, Sidney Carrol Wilson, Durwood Wilson, and Burl Wilson; her sisters, Mabel Wilson, Madelle Wilson, Glenda Bea Wilson, and Dorothy Lea Wilson; her son, Don Taylor, and wife, Teresa Taylor.

Faye—Meme, to all who loved her, was a kind, loving, and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. With a loving heart and a listening ear, she remained steadfast in her principles and guided her family with wisdom and care.

Honored to serve as pallbearers will be P.J. Taylor, Austin Taylor, Chase Hesson, Chad Cook, Tyler Cook, Carter Cook, and Hunter Jones; serving as honorary pallbearers will be Paul Taylor, Marcus Millwee, Jesse Cook, Casey Jones, and Hosten Jones.