Mr. Paul Edward Taylor, 75, of Waynesboro, MS passed from this life Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Pine View Health and Rehabilitation in Waynesboro, MS. He was born in Waynesboro, MS on Sunday, August 18, 1946, to the late Lloyd Theodore Taylor and Esther McIlwain Taylor. He attended Community Southern Methodist Church. He was retired as a Roustabout Pusher for Noble Drilling. Mr. Taylor is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd Theodore and Esther Taylor; wife, Evelyn Maxine Taylor; son, Lloyd E. Taylor; daughter-in-law, Sonya Taylor; two brothers, Henry Taylor and Infant Taylor; grandson, Jeremy Davenport; step Granddaughter, Stacie Abston. He is survived by his son, James E. Taylor (Rosella), Buckatunna, MS; daughter, Paula Davenport, McLain, MS; step son, David Beasley, Millry, AL; step daughter, Linda Abston, Waynesboro, MS; sister, Mary Beasley, Wayne County, MS; three grandchildren, Joshua Davenport, Kody Taylor, Keri Burgess; three step grandchildren, Jana McLain, Jalin Beasley, Jessie Abston; a host of great grandchildren. Visitation for Mr. Taylor will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Freeman Funeral Home, 1305 Skyland Drive, Waynesboro, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Freeman Funeral Home in Waynesboro, MS with Rev. Roger Douglas officiating. Interment will be in Community Southern Cemetery in Waynesboro, MS.