Kimberly Jannine Taylor

Kimberly Jannine Dixon Taylor was born on September 18, 1975, and passed away on March 9, 2026. Known affectionately as Kim, she was the daughter of Thaddaus Davis and Barbara Dixon. She accepted Christ at an early age and remained a lifelong member of Lily Baptist Church.

A 1993 honor graduate of John L. LeFlore Magnet High School of Communication and Arts, Kim went on to earn a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Mobile. She later received a Master of Science in Elementary Education from the University of South Alabama. For twenty-five years, she served as a dedicated educator, devoting her entire career to W. H. Leinkauf Elementary School.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara A. Dixon; grandparents Rev. Willie C. and Geraldine Dixon, Lee Davis, and Jessie Clarke Davis; great-grandfather Dea. L.W. Clarke, Sr.; uncles Clarence Dixon and Timothy Dixon; and mother-in-law Elizabeth Taylor Brazelton.

Kim is survived by her devoted husband, Torrance L. Taylor; her four loving children, Kendall S., Kyra J., Dominique C., and Demetri C. Taylor; her father, Thaddaus Davis; siblings Lauren Davis-Nettles and Brian Davis-Nettles; father-in-law Malcom Brazelton; brother-in-law Trevell (Danielle) Taylor; sister-in-law Sherelle Varner of Atlanta, Georgia; aunts Doris (Clyde) Riley, Eleanor Sanders, Janice Dixon, and Gwendolyn (Preston) Miller; uncle Joseph (Virginia) Davis; great-aunt Celestine LeLand; cousins Isiah Roberts, Shay Ervin, Rhonda Sanders of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jathany (Charlie) Thomas; and a host of other relatives and friends. She also leaves behind special friends Shatora Williams, LaTarchia Kimbrough of Alabaster, Alabama, Sheronda Dawkins, Erica Holland, and Albert (Sherry) Moore.