Mrs. Bonnie Tarpley Taylor, age 84, a resident of Mena, Arkansas, passed away from life on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born to Lowell Hicks and Norma Minnie Ricketts Tarpley on March 8, 1940, in the Mineral Community of Sevier County, Arkansas.  She was a 1957 graduate of Gillham High School, and married the love of her life, Jerry Taylor on August 14, 1960, in Gillham, Arkansas, and to this marriage three daughters were born. In addition to being a pastor's wife, she was retired from the Bureau of Land Management, and Fish and Wildlife.  She and Bro. Jerry served the Lord in several Baptist churches over the years.  She enjoyed reading, cooking, and her flower garden, but her best spent time was with her family.

Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of over 63 years, Bro. Jerry Taylor of Mena, Arkansas, three daughters, and sons-in-law, Angela Gayle and Terry Adams of Alexander, Arkansas, Nanci Kaye and Rev. Darin Drury of Grant City, Missouri, and Melanie Anne and Todd Hunt of Oostburg, Wisconsin: eight grandchildren, Taylor Adams, Marley Adams, Reagan Drury, Riley Drury, A. J. Drury, Emily, and her husband, D. J. Schoening, Noapeh Hunt, and Huyanna Hunt; two great-grandchildren, Dain Schoening, and Frankie Bonnie Schoening; two sisters, Carol Honea of De Queen, Arkansas, and Joyce Hargis of Longview, Texas, and a number of nieces, nephews, other family members and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Bonnie Taylor will be held at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, July 27, 2024, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Darin Drury and Bro. Don Youngblood officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mineral Cemetery, Gillham, Arkansas. General Visitation will be Friday, July 26, 2024, in the Chandler Funeral Home until 7:00 P.M.  Arrangements are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen, Arkansas.  You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.