Edward James Tagert Jr., age 81, a resident of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Willa Jean Tagert, children, Joseph Keith Tagert, Donna Kaye Abercrombie, Ronald Kent Tagert and James Kenneth, 4 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, brother, Theodore Tagert, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held at Serenity Funeral Home on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 5 pm until 7 pm. Funeral service will be held in the chapel at Serenity on Friday, February 22, 2019 at 12 noon. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.