James Edward Taylor

James Edward Taylor, 41, of Little Rock passed away peacefully Sunday morning December 29, 2013 surrounded by his family due to complications from Cystic Fibrosis. He was born May 24, 1972. He was preceded in death by a sister, Beth. He is survived by his mother, Francis Bond Donald (Bill), his father Larry Taylor (Peggy), his sisters, Meg Chase (Jim) and Mimi Hugg (Jim), his stepsisters, Gretchen Wietstruck (Eric) and Maggie Hawthorne, Roslyn Donald and stepbrother Ford Donald, and his adored nieces and nephews, Jake, Meredith, and John Chase, Belen Gomez, Carly and Thomas Hugg, Abby, Maggie and Ian Wietstruck, Maggie Donald and Andrew Heibert. James never met a stranger and loved to duck hunt and fish. His family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Lee Archer, Dr. Bob Lehmberg, Dr. Graves Hernsberger, nurse Angel Madison, and the staff at Arkansas Hospice. A rosary will be held at Ruebel Funeral Home TODAY at 4 p.m. followed by a visitation from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. Andrews Cathedral. A private graveside service will be on Thursday. Memorials may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Arkansas Hospice or Cathedral of St. Andrew. James is now reunited with his beloved yellow lab, Cache. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.