Gail Watson Taggart

Gail Watson Taggart, 74, peacefully departed this earthly life on March 3, 2025 and has gone to live her eternal life with her great God and Lord Jesus Christ. She was born at Fort Sanders Hospital in Knoxville, TN on September 29, 1950 to James C. Watson and Wanda Watson. Her older siblings Paulette Jenkins and B.J. Watson survive her.

She met and married Ken Taggart while working as a flight attendant for Southern Airways in 1970. They were happily married for 54 1/2 years. She was dedicated to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through her actions and deeds. She was a loving wife, a thoughtful sister, a caring mother of 4 girls, an energetic grandmother to 16 grandchildren, a nurturing great-grandmother to 5 great-grandchildren, a Blount County Jail Chaplain for women, and a beloved and encouraging friend to many people. Because of her passion for Christ, in every encounter she made, she refreshed others as a spring of living water and impacted many people--from Maryville, TN to the ends of the earth in the tribal jungles of Papua New Guinea.

In Matthew 28:19 Christ told his disciples: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”. Gail was devoted to sharing Christ with others, so to honor her, the family requests that in lieu of flowers, please send any donations to: Ramu Valley Academy, (RVA), in Papua New Guinea- (http://ethnos360.org/projects/ramu-valley-academy) to help them continue to spread the Word of God throughout the world which was Gail’s deepest desire.

Funeral services will be held at Broadway Baptist Church, Maryville, TN, on Thursday March 13, 2025. The family will be receiving friends and family from 4:00pm until 6:00pm, with a service to follow at 6:00pm.