James Harley Taylor Jr., 89, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. He was a graduate of Appalachian State University and NC State University, obtaining a civil engineering degree. He was trained as a navigator in World War II and served with the Army Corps of Engineers, thereafter retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves. During his career he was stationed stateside as well as Europe, Asia and Iceland. In addition to extensive travel with his wife of 54 years, Catherine Ledbetter Taylor, they served as Southern Baptist Missionaries in American Samoa, and participated in mission trips in Uruguay, Korea and Israel. Mr. Taylor was a Mason and also a member of the Fayetteville Lions Club, as well as a volunteer for the local Center for the Blind. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine; daughter, Janet Diane Taylor of Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Jane Holcombe of Winston-Salem; and brothers, Kenneth and Seymour Taylor, both of Smithfield. He is survived by daughters and their spouses: Linda Taylor of New York, N.Y., Carolyn and Scott Reichert of Ocala, Fla., and Patty and Mark Harris of Mocksville; a son, the Rev. James L. Taylor and Sandra Taylor of Lillington; sister, Edythe West of Lillington, 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 tonight, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park on Ramsey Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mr. Taylor's favorite gospel music ministry, The Taylors, 165 Oak St., Lillington, NC, 27546 or online at www.thetaylorsmusic.com. Services entrusted to Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville.