The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) - February 20, 2007

PORTSMOUTH - Dr. Harold Davis Taylor, 80, of Riverside Drive, died Feb. 19, 2007, in Portsmouth.

Dr. Taylor, a native of Portsmouth, was a graduate of Cradock High School, received his undergraduate degree in 1950 from the University of Virginia and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Medical College of Virginia in 1954. He retired from dentistry in 1991 after 37 years of practice. He was a member and past president of the Portsmouth (Host) Lions Club and was named a Lions Melvin Jones Fellow in 1996. He was the widower of Margaret Ann Reid Taylor since her death in 1999. He was a member of Green Acres Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, first as an enlisted man and later as a captain of the Army Dental Corps.

Survivors include three sons, Charles D. Taylor of Virginia Beach, Samuel R. Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla., and James A. Taylor and wife Aysen of Chesapeake; two grandchildren, Kaan and Selin; and a sister, Helen T. Prowse and husband Jack of Stockton, Calif. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Arthur Taylor and Ruby Marie Davis Taylor; and a sister, Marjorie Calloway.

A graveside funeral will be held at noon Thursday in Olive Branch Cemetery by the Rev. Walter C. Hunting. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Green Acres Presbyterian Church, 3135 Hanley Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23703. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, is handling the arrangements.