James Earl Taylor was born on April 17, 1958, to the late Nellie Marie and Robert P. Taylor Sr. in Jackson, Mississippi. He was the oldest of eight (8) children. As he grew into a responsible young man, he was given the name "Big James," and his children called him "Big Daddy." He confessed to Christ as his Savior at an early age and united with Black's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, under the late Reverend Fred Black, now under Reverend John O. McNeal. James (Big Daddy) found the love of his life, Glenda Chaffin, in June of 1973 at Bolls Curvet. The local store that he worked at on June 5, 1982, they were united in holy matrimony. James never met a stranger and would do whatever his heart desired to help others. Being with family and friends is what he loved doing the most. The Lord called James home to be with Him on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at his home. James was preceded in death by his parents, Nellie Marie Taylor and Robert P. Taylor Sr., and his baby brother, John J. Taylor, and his nephew, Earl T. Wade. He leaves to mourn: his Soulmate and Best Friend, Glenda Taylor, his mother from love, Bobbie Chaffin, his three (3) children-Kashmera Chaffin, Karriem Chaffin, and Kalisha Taylor, a daughter from love, PerKia Chaffin, and six (6) siblings-Robert P. Taylor, Jr. (and special family friend - Christine Anderson), Angela Miller, Earl C. Taylor (Georgie), Maggie Taylor, Wanda Miller, and Tanya Taylor. James was a wonderful grandad to his nine (9) grandchildren- Jazmen Chaffin, Jamaal Chaffin, Kiara Chaffin, TraVon Cornelius, Kanisha Taylor, Hardale Jernigan, Kryshun Chaffin, NaKia Chaffin, and Nicholas Taylor. He also leaves behind nine (9) great-grandchildren, two (2) nephews, seven (7) nieces, and a host of cousins, family, and friends.Funeral services will be Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Autumn Woods Cemetery, 4000 W. Northside Drive, Jackson, MS 39209.