Daryl Taylor, 47, a resident of Ooltewah, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 in a Chattanooga healthcare facility. He was an auto mechanic. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Pearl Slagle Taylor; four sisters: Gearline Taylor, Elizabeth Barrett, Ann Huff and Shirley Duckett; two brothers: Charles W. Taylor and Paul Edward Taylor. He is survived by his three sisters: Hazel Hottel and husband Robert of Advance, NC, Sandra Veal and husband Larry of Cleveland, TN and Dawn Taylor of Ooltewah, TN; four brothers: David Taylor and wife Ann of LaPorte, Texas, Robert Taylor and wife Petra of Besser City, NC, John Taylor of Cohutta, GA and Dennis Taylor of Cleveland, TN; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Reverent Art Pflug officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Bethel Cemetery with Levon Ivey, Michael Taylor, Charles Taylor, Gene Barrett, Bill Rollins and Keith Taylor serving as pallbearers. His family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Taylor family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.