Terry B. Taylor

Mr. Terry B. Taylor died peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and his dogs on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. A Funeral Mass will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Burial will be private. Mr. Taylor, a native of Sampson County, spent his youth in Clinton and was a graduate of Clinton High School. He was a graduate of Campbell University and received his MBA from Duke University. He worked for First Citizens Bank for a number of years in numerous North Carolina locations. He was in Kinston from 1980 until 1987, at which time he moved to Greenville where he worked until his retirement in 1995. For the past ten years he had been the financial officer for Tri-Therapy East, Inc. Mr. Taylor was a high school football referee for over 30 years and in 2002 he refereed the Shrine Bowl football game. He was a Mason and a Shriner and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. His five focuses in life were his Lord, his wife, his dogs, his work and football. He is survived by wife, Barbara Berry Taylor; sister, Virginia Taylor of Snow Hill; brother-in-law, John Berry and wife, Kathy, of Monroeville, Pa.; and nieces, Amanda and Ashley The family will receive friends tonight from 7 - 9 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to the Terry Taylor Fund, c/o The Greater Greenville Foundation, P.O. box 20154, Greenville, NC 27858, benefiting the football programs of J. H. Rose and Farmville Central High Schools.