Paula Faye Taylor departed this life on January 24, 2026, at the Eaglecrest Nursing Center, Ash Flat, Arkansas, at the age of 81. She was born on September 10, 1944, in Opelika, Alabama, to the late Fred and Elsie Baker.
Paula was united in marriage on October 18, 1984, to Robert Taylor in Montrose, Colorado. They spent 41 wonderful years together at their home at Many Islands near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas.
Paula is predeceased by her parents and sister, Freda Webb of Townsend, TN.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor; a son, Kenneth B. Jones, and wife Lucy; granddaughters Cassidy and Caitlin Jones, all of West Plants, Mo. She is also survived by sisters Sheliah Baker of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Karen Trussell of Auburn, Alabama, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Memorials can be made the
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memorial Processing
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
501 St Jude Pl
Memphis, TN, 38105-9959
Officiating will be Chaplain Greg Yount.
A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, February 7,2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Riverside Cemetery of Mammoth Spring, Arkansas.
Services in the care of Carter Funeral Home Inc., – Thayer, Mo.
January 29, 2026 @ 1:38 pm
My deepest sympathy to all Paula’s Family