McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Freddy Brown Taylor, 73, was born June 27, 1941 and died Feb. 10 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following a sudden illness. A nursery worker and a member of Dayspring Community Church, he was the son of the late Robert and Myra Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Jerry Lee Taylor; stepsons, Bruce Glenn and Greg Glenn; granddaughter, Kaitlyn Taylor; sisters, Oma Tramel and Darlene Crimmes.