Philip Sheridan Taylor, 71, retired supervising inspector of the U.S. Bureau of Immigration, died at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital yesterday after a long illness.

Funeral services are scheduled for today at 2:30 p.m. in the Trinity Methodist Church, Dr. Glenn C. James officiating. Burial is to be in Oakland Cemetery.

Active pallbearers are Sidney D. Andrews, George Lewis II, Harold Hoffman, Sam Teague Jr., Godfrey Smith and John Bond.

Honorary pallbearers are Justice Glenn Terrell, J. G. Kellum, Dr. Theron Alexander, Judge H. E. Carter, Nolls Berryman, Gordon Hart, Dr. J. J. Taylor, Robert C. Parker, C. C. Ashenhart, T. J. Hawes, C. R. Philips, Nathan Mayo Jr., Nathan Mayo Sr., Herbert Mendenhall and Alphonse Pichard.

Mr. Taylor was born Feb. 26, 1884 in Carter County, Tenn. He attended school in Tennessee and later became prominent in Tennessee Farmers Union, serving as president of the Tennessee Farmers Convention at the University of Tennessee.

He came to Florida about 30 years ago and served as St. Johns county agent one year. He later went with the Department of Agriculture here and served for many years with the Bureau of Immigration. He retired last year as supervising inspector.

Greatly interested in Future Farmers of America, he was presented with a plaque on the occasion of his 200th speech before banquets of the organization.

A member of the Trinity Methodist Church and a former stewart, he was an honorary member of the board at his death. He was teacher for the Wesley Bible Class for many years and was an active Methodist Lay preacher.

Mr. Taylor was a director of the Children's Home Society at the time of his death. He also was a member of the Rotary Club.

Survivors include the widow, Willie Hook Taylor; two daughters, Mrs. David Klemmer of Dallas, Tex., and Mrs. Walter A. DeMilly, and four grandchildren.