Taylor Ray Croxton, 37 of Bowie TX, departed from this life on Sunday, December 17th, 2023.

Funeral Services will take place at 2:00pm on Friday, December 22nd, at East Side Baptist Church in Bowie, with Pastor Bill Calabretta officiating.

Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.

Family will receive friends and family from 6-8pm on Thursday, December 21st, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.

Taylor was born in Wichita Falls, TX to Donald Croxton and Dorothy Jones on April 23, 1986. He was a very loving son, brother, father, grandson, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. He was a man with a big loving heart who would jump at any opportunity to lend a helping hand. Taylor lived in various Texas locations, but his home was always in Bowie.

Taylor was licensed crane operator and talented machinist. There was not a job he wasn’t willing to do to care for his family. Taylor loved all his kids and you would know it every time you seen him with them. However, there was no stronger love than what he had for his own. Taylor was a lover of music and the many beautiful things in life that most people are to busy to see. He was a talented man in the kitchen who loved to cook and bake for his family. Most famous for his peanut butter cookies.

Taylor is preceded in death by his grandparents Monte and Jeannie Yowell as well as his Papa Melvin Croxton.

Taylor is survived by his father, Donald Croxton and mother, Dorothy Jones of Bowie; sister, Kacey Croxton of Bowie; his children, Raiden and Julia Croxton of Bowie; his fiancé, Deyanira Lira and her children, Jesus, Isaac, Abigail, and Jaciel Renteria, who he was a loving father figure to; his grandmother, Jewell Taylor of Bowie; niece, Ivey Trahern of Bowie; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Taylor was truly loved and will be missed by all of his family and friends.

Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.