Background
Taylor, Noel C. was born on July 15, 1924 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. Son of Noel and Hettie Lee (Murphy) Taylor.
Taylor, Noel C. was born on July 15, 1924 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. Son of Noel and Hettie Lee (Murphy) Taylor.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Bluefield State College, 1949. Bachelor's Degree, Virginia Seminary and College, 1955. Doctor of Divinity, Virginia Seminary and College, 1959.
Master of Arts in Religious Education, New York University, 1963.
Teacher, Bedford County Public School, 1949, elementary school principal, 1950-1952. Ordained to ministry Baptist Church. Pastor 3 churches, 1954, First Baptist Church, Clifton Fordge, Virginia, 1955-1958, First Baptist Church (Berkley), Norfolk, Virginia, 1958-1961, now High Saint Baptist Church, Roanoke, Virginia.
Member Roanoke City Council, 1970, vice-mayor, 1974-1975, mayor, 1975.
Director First National Exchange Bank Virginia Board of directors local American Red Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Southwestern Virginia, Baptist Children"s Home, BlueRidge Mountains county Boy Scouts American. Member Virginia Coal Research and Devel.Adv.
Committee. Member Executive Committee Virginia Municipal League, past president With United States Army, 1943-1946.
Named Manitoba of Year (twice), Omega Phi Psi. Recipient cert.of merit National Phi Delta Kappa.
Certified of appreciation Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce. Brotherhood award National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Tri-Ominis Celebrity award.
Manitoba of Year award National.
Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Valley Baptist Association, Roanoke Ministers Conference (past president), National League Cities, National Conference Black Mayors, United States Conference Mayors, Baptist Ministers Conference (Roanoke)), Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Missions Convention, National Baptist Convention, American Baptist Convention, Valley Baptist Association (moderator), Virginia Baptist State Convention (past president), Kiwanis, Masons (33 delegate, member united supreme council), Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Barbara Jean Smith, July 16, 1955. Children: Sabrina Leochia, Deseree Charletta.