Dr. James Harold Taylor

May 25, 1918 - January 13, 2017

Dr. James Harold Taylor Ridgeland, MS Dr. James Harold Taylor, 98, a retired dentist, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at Highland Home in Ridgeland. Services were 2:00 pm Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Wilcox Chapel with Bro. Stephen Evans officiating. Burial was in Madden Cemetery. Wilcox Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Dr. Taylor was a native of Attala County. He received his BA degress from MS College and did graduate work at the University of Mississippi. He received his DDS degree from the Uniersity of Tennessee. He began his practice in Carthage in 1946. He served in the United States Army Air Corp and was a World War II veteran. He was a member of Carthage First Baptist Church, the American Legion, and a former Rotarian. He was an avid outdoor and sporting enthusiast and very concerned about environmental issues. He is survived by: 2 daughters, Martha Sanders of Carthage and Marie Hambright of Flora; 2 grandsons, Ashton (Chrissy) Hambright of Columbia, SC and Scott Hambright of Ashville, NC.