Charles “Chuck” James Taylor III, 81, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11A.M. on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Fasano officiating. Following the service the burial will take place at Prospect Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6- 8 P.M. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Maddox Funeral Home 105 W Main St. Front Royal, Virginia.

Charles was born on January 20, 1940 in Malden, Massachusetts to the late Charles Taylor Jr. and Marion Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Kelli Ralls-Davidson; his brother, Paul Taylor; his sisters-in-law, Anne Taylor and Sheila Foster; his brother-in-law, James Smith; his father-in-law, James E. Smith Sr.; his mother-in-law, Shirley R. Smith; and his great niece, Ariel Grohs.

Surviving Charles is his loving wife of 59 years, Sandra E. Taylor; his son, Chuck Taylor; his daughter-in-law, Beth Taylor; his brother, James Taylor (Pat); his sister-in-law, Sharon Pullen, his grandson, Eric Ralls (Jordan); his great-grandchildren, Luna Ralls and Mira Ralls; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Charles was a military veteran and served 20 years in the United States Marine Corps and served during the Vietnam war. He spent many of his earliest years in the Marine Corps as a member of the world renowned, United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, “The Commandants Own”. He was also a devout member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, the Corps League and numerous other military clubs.

There was nothing that he loved more in this life than his god, his Country, his Family, his Corp., and his beloved pets. He lived by the ethos, “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or the Warrior Dog Foundation.