David Joseph Gagnon

David Joseph Gagnon, a resident of Taylor, AL, passed away at a local hospital on Saturday, June 19, 2021. He was 71 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Father Jim Dane officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 1-2 pm.

Mr. Gagnon was born on August 23, 1949 in Augusta, Maine to the late Emery and Rose Pineau Gagnon. He would reside there the early years of his life and was a 1969 graduate of Coney High School. He attended Augusta School of Business and worked with Lipman Poultry in Augusta for ten years. Mr. Gagnon moved to Dothan in 1988 and was employed with Cooking Good Poultry until his retirement in 2009, and he also worked at the Shell Station on 431 North in Dothan. His ability to never meet a stranger and his servant's heart led him to help anyone in need. His dry wit and sense of humor will be missed by all those who had the opportunity to know him. Mr. Gagnon was a huge Red Sox fan and attended St. Columba Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Colfer Gagnon; his son, David Gagnon; his daughter, Carrie Gagnon; his eight grandchildren, Alonna Gagnon, Hunter Abney, Joey Gagnon, Wil Abney, Madison Gagnon, Taylor Bigelow, Samantha Gagnon, and Lizabeth Abney; his sisters, Pauline Bennett and Diane Armstrong; his brother, Ernest Gagnon; and several nieces and nephews, especially, Coralee Macken.

Burial Date June 29, 2021 Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Father Jim Dane officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 1-2 pm.