Lorenzo "Uncle Butlie" Taylor was born July 18, 1923 to Sidney and Josephine (Franklin) Taylor, in Chandler, Oklahoma and he was the second child of eight. He attended Douglass Middle School, dropped out and joined the United States Army in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He became a World War II Veteran who served duty in France, Germany and Inchon Korea from 1943-1946. Lorenzo valued his education and returned to graduate from the Original Douglass High School located on SE 5th and High Avenue in Oklahoma City in 1948. He married Mary Lee Thurman in 1949 and to this union he adopted Maye Helen Barkus and two sons were born Lorenzo Jr. and Larry DeWayne. Lorenzo accepted Christ in his life in 1949, was baptized under the leadership of Pastor Booker at Green Pastures Church of Christ. He later moved his membership to Creston Hills Church of Christ in Oklahoma City and served as Treasurer and Bookkeeper for many years. He received his honorable discharge from the military service as First Sergeant in the 1321st Engineer General Service Regiment in Fort Levenworth, Kansas. He worked as Air Base Security and motion picture projectionist, later transferrintg to Combat Engineering. His civilian duty was public warehouse for six years. He later worked for the United States Air Force Base from 1952 until retirement in July 1981. He received recognition for 32 years of civilvian service. Lorenzo was preceded in death by his parents, sister Josephine Johanna, Bernice, Annie Mae, I.O. Alma, and Ruth Helen; his brothers Sidney and John Lewis, his second wife Mary Francis and one son Lorenzo Taylor, Jr. He leaves to cherish memories, one son Larry (Ora) Taylor, one daughter Maye B Pittman (Conoga Park CA), Mary Lee Thurman Taylor, three grandson: Damon D Taylor, Morgan D. Taylor, and C. Anthony Pittman, II; two granddaughters; Tenicca Taylor Berry, Anastasia (Kenneth) Pittman Pitre; three great grandchildren; Nastacia Taylor, TreShawn Taylor, and Ayshis Pittman. He also cherished a special relationship with more grandchildren: Corey, Spencer, Jeremy, Spencer, Emily, Spencer, Aujja Bruce, Raydeence Bruce, Edward Phillip Bowen, Lowell Gene Pointer, Tasha Sherman Harris, Jajuana Sherman, and R.T. Sherman, great-grand Andrea Sanchez, Garnell Sherman, a host of nieces, nephews, many other relatives and many friends.