The Reverend Edward N. Taylor Jr. 46 husband of Catherine Elizabeth (nee Taylor) Taylor and pastor of Grace United Methodist Church Abbeville SC died June 18 2010. Coach Eddie was a mentor to many youth but was most proud of his own children Mason Edward Blaire Elizabeth and Philip Houston Taylor. Born November 22 1963 to Edward N. Taylor Sr. and the late Agnes Humphries Taylor Eddie grew up in Kershaw SC and graduated from North Central High School in Kershaw County. He was a 1986 graduate of Newberry College and was the place kicker and punter for the Newberry Indians. Eddie is often remembered for kicking the game winning field goal to defeat Furman in 1985. Eddie went on to kick for the Atlanta Falcons and was inducted into the Newberry College Hall of Fame and the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame in 2009. Eddie continued his love of sports through coaching at the high school level and with the Indians. In 1995 Eddie responded to a call to ministry and obtained a Masters of Divinity degree from Erskine Seminary. Ordained a United Methodist pastor he served Wightman UMC in Prosperity SC for ten years before being assigned to Grace UMC in Abbeville SC in 2007. Eddie was known for his leadership gifts in church growth and stewardship. In addition to his immediate family Eddie is survived by his father; a sister Delinda (Curtis) Ridings of Columbia SC; his parents-in-law Houston and Joclair Taylor of Prosperity SC; many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and 12 nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will take place at Wiles Chapel Newberry College on Monday June 21 at 3:30 PM. A private family burial will be held in Newberry Memorial Gardens.Honorary pallbearers will be his intercessory prayer group members fellow coaches and ministerial members of the SC United Methodist Conference. The family will receive visitors following the service. Memorials may be made to the Eddie Taylor Childrens Scholarship Fund in care of Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W. Liberty St. Sumter SC 29150.