Barry Lee ‘Butch’ Taylor

Posted on August 16, 2024

Barry Lee “Butch” Taylor, 84, passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2024, at home in Shady Grove.

Born on Aug. 17, 1939, in Miami, Butch was the son of William and Bessie (Whidden) Taylor.

He married Cynthia (Perkins) Taylor on May 13, 1961, in Folkston, Ga., and together they celebrated 63 years of marriage this year.

They have five daughters: Dinky, Patti, Jen, Deb and Bren.

Butch was a family man who presided over a large family of 47.

He is survived by his five “girls:” Theresa Freeman of Tallahassee, Patricia (Louie) Otero of Greenville, Jennifer (Dahlton) Guilbeau of Live Oak, Debra (Michael) Cryer of Winter Garden and Breanda Taylor of Shady Grove.

He also leaves behind: 17 grandchildren, Steven (Ashley), Lisa (Larry), Kristen (the late Adam), Scott, Luis (Sandy), Dailene (Robert), Joel, Jared, Mireya (Jayce), Hailey (Chris), Matthew, Joseph, Emma, Olivia, Nicholas, Thomas and Mercedes; 15 great-grandchildren; and a large extended close-knit family of cousins, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and a multitude of friends.

Butch never knew a stranger, and would move heaven and earth to be there for those he knew.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bessie Taylor, and his brothers, Robert (Bobby) and James (Jimmy) Taylor.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m., at Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. A gathering for family and friends will follow the services at the Shady Grove Community Center.

Butch spent his career as a plant manager at Banaszak Concrete Corp in Davie, Fla., and owned B & J Concrete Pumping in Hollywood, Fla.

After retiring, he continued to work at Hollybrook Community in Pembroke Pines and Bulhead Company (The Lodge) in Madison, before finally retiring on Nov. 21, 2019, at the age of 79.

He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, farming, building and driving airboats, half-tracks, and stock cars, often including his wife, his five “girls” and grandkids in the experience.

At 16, he was a junior Golden Glove boxing champion.

Butch joined the Army National Guard of Florida in September 1956 and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant E-5 in May 1964.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the Big Bend Hospice Foundation at https://bigbendhospice.charityproud.org/Donate.