Walter R. Taylor, Sr., 87, a resident of Roanoke River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Williamson, and formerly of Belhaven, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in the chapel of Hillside Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Belhaven Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12,  at Hillside Funeral Service & Cremations, 4500 Hwy 264 E., Washington, NC.