Taylor B Spriggs Jr Obituary (1947 - 2020)

Taylor B Spriggs Jr “Touchdown” Taylor B Spriggs Jr, beloved father(Buddy), Papa and friend, passed away November 9, 2020 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Taylor “Touch” was born June 16, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri. The son of the late Taylor and Grace Spriggs. Taylor spent most of his life in Kansas City before relocating to Las Vegas in 2016 to be close to his children. He had many nicknames, Touchdown, T.B., Uncle Touch, Junior and Buddy. He will be remembered for his one of a kind laugh, infectious smile and classic thumbs up. Touch was an amazing athlete, with ambitions of pursuing a professional football career. His dreams were cut short due to the passing of his mother. He then was drafted into the army and served in Vietnam. He loved to fish, hunt, golf and watch/attend sporting events. Most of all he loved spending time with his kids and his grandkids. Surviving are one brother: Timothy Spriggs of Kansas City, Three Children: Michael (Sherifa) Spriggs of Phoenix, Arizona. Taylor (Kaitlin) Spriggs III of Henderson, Nevada. Ashley Spriggs (Rudy) of Las Vegas, Nevada. Two grandsons: Kairo and Kingston Spriggs both of Henderson, Nevada. As well as many family members and lifelong friends In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Michael and Ray Spriggs. Due to restrictions a private service was held for immediate family at the Southern Nevada Memorial Cemetery: where he was laid to rest. Memorials may be made or In lieu of flowers please donate to Cure 4 the Kids Foundation https://cure4thekids.org