Donald “Donnie” Reed Caylor, 72, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.
Donnie was born July 1, 1949, in Cherokee County to the late John and Ruby Frankum Caylor.
He was a cemetery caretaker for several communities. Donnie loved to mow grass and tinker with lawn mowers and vehicles. He was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Leland, James and Jerry Caylor; his sisters, Dorothy Waters, Peggy Kilby and Pauline Grant; and his nephew, Dusty Caylor.
He is survived by his sisters, Barbara Thomas (Jack) of Morganton, Ga., and Shirley Caylor of Murphy; his nephews, Scott and Mike; and his nieces, Tina, Vickie, Tracy, Kim, Tammy, Debbie, Lisa and Kathy.
A funeral service was held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy with the Rev. Billy Stiles officiating. Burial was at Ranger United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Austin Phillips, Troy Lee Phillips, Vinson Sims, Tripp Davis, Mark Golden and Davis Roberts.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy.
Townson-Rose Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.