James Edward Taylor, PH.D., was born July 21, 1933, in Austinville, Virginia and graduated to his heavenly home November 19, 2010, in Oklahoma City. He was the son of C.R. Taylor, Sr. and Annie Hazel Fisher Taylor and was one of their ten children. He met his bride, Mary Bly McMillion, while holding a tent revival in her home town in 1954; and they enjoyed 52 years of marriage. James was preceded in death by his father, Charles Robinson Taylor; brothers, Howard Taylor and Tommy Taylor; and sisters, Guyla Taylor, Betty Lou Anderson, and Emma Jane Aker. He is survived by his 101-year-old mother, Annie Hazel Taylor of Max Meadows, VA; his wife, Mary Taylor of Oklahoma City; and his four children J. Mark and Virginia Taylor of Edmond, OK; Melody and Todd Smith of Bedford, VA; Michael and Melodie Taylor of Georgetown, SC; and Marty and Kari Taylor of Orlando, FL and seven grandchildren whom he adored Chance, Daniel, Graham, Abigail and Molly Bly Taylor, and Caleb and Luke Smith. He is also survived by two sisters, JoAnn Johnson of Greenville, SC, and Hazel Faye Robertson of Max Meadows, VA, and two brothers, C.R. Taylor, Jr. of Max Meadows, VA, and Freddie Taylor of Roanoke, VA, and their families. James was a consummate seeker of truth, and as such, he pursued and earned several degrees including: Associates Degree from Emmanuel College, a Bachelor of Divinity from Asbury College, a Master of Theology from Asbury Theological Seminary, a Master of Education from the University of Pittsburgh, a Specialist in Christian Education from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Administration from Golden State University. He also completed doctoral studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Elgin, IL. In his early years, he served as a pastor in churches in Virginia and Pennsylvania and as President of Ambassador Bible Institute in London, OH. For over two decades, he was a leader in the field of Christian Education in Oklahoma. He served as the founding chairman of the Christian Education Department at Southwestern Christian University and enjoyed a long tenure as the President of the Oklahoma Christian Education Association. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way. Psalm 37:23 Viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. on Monday at Mercer-Adams in Bethany, OK, with family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at River of Life Church, 6901 N.W. 150th Street, in Oklahoma City. Another service will follow on Saturday, November 27, at the St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church in Max Meadows, VA, with burial at West End Cemetery in Wytheville, VA.