Arcola Taylor

Published 12:26 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Funeral services were held Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church in Monticello, for Mrs. Arcola Taylor, 84, who passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello.

Rev. Oles Newsome officiated with interment following in the church cemetery.

Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She is the daughter of the late Eddie and Jewel Smith. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Rocky Branch Baptist Church, Monticello, Mississippi.

She is survived by her son, Charles Ray Smith; grandson, Jessie James Taylor Jr.; two brother-in-law, Percy Holloway and Bro. J.T. Walker; overseer, Sis. Georgia Newsome and Rev. Oles Newsome and many other relatives and friends.