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     Samuel Audrey "Sam" Taylor was buried at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, 962 Old US 70 Highway, Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.⁵ He Arden –Samuel (Sam) A. Taylor, 67, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 in a local hospital. A native of Buncombe County, Sam was son of Broadus and Lillian Todd Taylor of Asheville. He retired as an engineer with the Railroad and was a peace-time veteran of the United States Air Force. Sam was an avid golfer and love to cook for his family and friends. Surviving in addition to his parents is a daughter, Leigh Anne Bishop and her husband, Mark of Simpsonville, a son, Joseph Taylor of Virginia, two sisters, Pat Earwood and her husband, Jim of Arden, Carolyn Moore of Arden, a brother, Willis Broadus Taylor and his wife, Mary of Asheville. Sam is also survived by three grandchildren, Samuel Taylor and Mason and Sarah Bishop and many nieces and nephews. Services for Sam will be held at 5:00 PM Sunday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with the Revs. Charles Coxie and John Powers officiating. Burial will be at 10:00 AM Monday at Western Carolina Veteran's Cemetery with military honors presented by the Buncombe County Veteran's Memorial Team. The family will receive friends one prior to the service and at other times will be at the home of Sam's parents.³ He was born on March 25, 1943 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.^6,3,4 He died on June 16, 2010 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, at age 67.^3,6