James Taylor

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POLKTON – On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Mr. James Taylor, 95, passed away peacefully to be with his Lord while a resident at Wadesboro Health and Rehab in Wadesboro.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery in Polkton.

The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday and other times at the home of his grandson on Ponds Mill Road in Polkton.

James was born July 25, 1929, in Anson County, NC and was a son of the late Samuel Jones Taylor and the late Virginia Mills “Dolly” Helms Taylor. He grew up in the Burnsville Community of Anson County and was a member of Hopewell Methodist Church. He attended Oakdale Baptist Church and was a faithful “back row Baptist.”

For many years, James worked in textiles as a mechanic and later he owned and farmed chickens for Perdue. He retired as a heavy machine operator with the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

He enjoyed riding his John Deere Tractor, gardening, and working his chicken houses. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and brother. He dearly loved his family and was especially proud of being a great-great-grandfather. He loved all his babies!

Those who are left to cherish his memory are his grandchildren, Robbie Ross (Cindy) of Polkton, Monica Lowery (Mike Edwards) of Wadesboro, and Larry Lowery, Jr. of Marshville; his son-in-law, Roger Crump of Peachland; his step-grandson, Roger Dale Crump, Sr. of Peachland; his great-grandchildren, Matthew Ross (Brandi), Tiffany Ross (Bobby), Tonya Magliocca (Nick), Brittanie Gaddy (Sam Mirzein), Stephanie Gaddy (Travis Wallace), Bailey Lowery (Raina Moser), Mackinley Lowery, Roger Dale Crump, Jr. (Aby), Justin Crump (Jessie) and Hailey Crump (Brandon); his 14 great-great-grandchildren; his brother, Jerry Taylor of Peachland and his nieces and nephews and their families.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Caudle Taylor, his daughter, Rita Crump and his sisters and brother, Rachel Broome, Frances Bowman, Flossie Vaughn, and George Taylor.

James’ family is most grateful to the staff of Wadesboro Health and Rehab for the kind and loving ways in which they cared for him. He was treated like part of their families, they loved him, and he loved them in return. Also, they would like to thank Anson Community Hospice, a Division of Richmond County Hospice, for all they did to assist and care for him during his final journey.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Anson Community Hospice, c/o Richmond County Hospice, 1119 NC US 1 N, Rockingham, NC 28170.

The arrangements are in the care of Leavitt Funeral Home and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com