Jacob Taylor

Jacob Allen “Moe” Taylor, 34, of McRae, Arkansas, was born November 4, 1987, and passed away Friday, May 20, 2022.  He was a member of McRae First Baptist Church.

Jacob is survived by his wife of two years, Jessica Riccardi-Taylor of Oakland, Tennessee; Megan Skinner, his children’s mother; sons Weston Allen Taylor of Searcy, Grayson Ray Taylor of Searcy, and Noah Riccardi of Oakland, Tennessee; daughter Lilliana Riccardi of Oakland, Tennessee; sister Karly McBryde (Dylan) of McRae, Sierra Elkins of Beebe; mother Jennifer Ballard (Shannon) of McRae; grandparents, Jimmy and Martha Rogers of McRae; uncles Hoss of McRae, Eric Hankins of Conway, Stephen Hankins of El Paso, Jimmy Don Rogers of Beebe; cousin Morganne Hankins of Searcy; nephews Ethan Jacob Rogers-Fisher of McRae, Pearson Payne of McRae, Ayden Willcut of Beebe; niece Braylin Ward of McRae; and Godfather, Terry Allen Bruce of Beebe.

He was preceded in death by his son, Braxton James Taylor; grandmother Billie Sue Holt; great grandmothers Ethlyn Moyers and Betty Redding; and niece Peighton Lynn Cantrell.

Memorials may be made to ALSAC/St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN  https://www.stjude.org/

Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe.  Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Cheek Cemetery.  Arrangements by Smith Westbrook Funeral Home.