Obituary of Harvey Dale Taylor

Harvey Dale Taylor February 13, 1933 - October 25, 2013 Funeral services for Harvey Dale Taylor, 80, loving husband, caring father, Pappy to his grandkids and faithful friend to many, passed from this life on October 25th, 2013 in Roswell, NM. Services will be held at Kirby-Smith-Rogers Funeral Home on Thursday, October 31st at 10:00 a.m. with burial following at Lovington Cemetery. Mike Joy will Officiate. Harvey was born on February 13, 1933 in Lovington, NM to Buzz and Minnie Taylor and was raised on the family ranches. He spent his early years like all other ranch kids, learning ranch life and working cattle from the time he was able to sit on a horse. He started school in Hope, NM and also went to school in Lovington and then finished his education graduating from Cloudcroft High School, where he met the love of his life Francine Chandler. They were married in Mayhill, NM, on June 10, 1951 and went to San Diego, CA on their honeymoon and liked it so much they stayed. Harvey took work welding in the shipyards and Francine made their little bumper pull trailer into a home. They moved to Yuma, AZ for 13 years where Harvey owned a water well drilling business. They finally made their home, back on the ranch, in New Mexico, where Harvey took over the running of both ranches on the Penasco River and the Caprock, and Francine taught at Penasco School. They had four children, Kevin, Kendall, Kim and Kent (the crazy K’s, as Granddad Buzz called them). Harvey and Francine were also blessed with 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Harvey lost Francine to breast cancer in 1986 and later married Francine’s college roommate and family friend, Nona Snow. They were happily married for 26 years and lived in Lovington, NM. He was preceded in death by: Buzz and Minnie Taylor, Francine Taylor, Mandy Taylor and Nona Taylor. Harvey is survived by his children: Kevin Taylor of Lovington, Kendall and Claudia Taylor of Alamogordo; Kim and Jim Scroggin of Artesia and Kent and ReChele Taylor of Roswell; his grandchildren: Chad Taylor and wife Amanda, Zack Taylor and wife Bonnie, Kendra Fuller and husband Jason, Caitie Taylor, Claude Taylor, Tyler Scroggin and wife Shasta, Staci Scroggin, Taryn Houghtalin and husband Brian and Bryce Taylor and his fiancée, Emily; and his great-grandchildren: Cole Taylor, Hobbes Taylor and Jaxon Houghtalin. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 30th from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, 5317 Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240.