Randall Craig Taylor "Big Tay"

Randall Craig Taylor “Big Tay”, 56, Kokomo, passed away Thursday December 5, 2019, at his home.  He was born June 4, 1963, in Blytheville, Arkansas, the son of the late James Thomas & Martha Anita (Whitt) Taylor. 

Craig was a 1981 graduate of Haworth High School and furthered his education at Ouachita Bible College in Arkansas.  He then attended Presbyterian Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.  He was a longtime member of Indian Heights Baptist Church, Kokomo, Indiana.

He worked for Phoenix Management at Grissom Air Force Base and part time for UPS.  Craig enjoyed cooking, working out, and was an avid sports fan, especially, IU basketball. Craig had a wonderful, tender heart. He loved his family dearly, and, will be missed by many friends and family.

Craig is survived by his siblings, Brenda Jobe, Fontana, California, and Stephen (Gracia) Taylor, Kokomo; nieces and nephew, Jeff (Deanna) Williams, Shelley (Tony) Navarrete, Darcy (Joey) Bennett, and Tracy (Brian) Conradt; and great-nieces and nephews, Briella, Brayden, Mia, Nathan, Cameron, Caden, Brady, Nora, and Spencer.

Craig was preceded in death by his parents; and grandparents.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, December 13, 2019, at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home & Crematory, 1315 W. Lincoln Road, Kokomo.  Friends are invited to visit with the family from 12-2 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Craig’s memory to the Valley of Grace, PO Box 177, Kokomo, IN 46903, or, you may go online to donate in his memory at: valleyofgrace.life.  Messages of condolence may be left online at www.shirleyandstout.com. 

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