Eugene Taylor (1959)

TAYLOR, MORGAN, HEMSTREET

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 4/8/2007 at 07:57:29

Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
May 14, 1959
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Services Held for Eugene Taylor

Funeral services were held at Leeper Funeral Home Tuesday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m. for Eugene Taylor. Rev. Delbert E. Welty was in charge. Ralph H. Erb represented the local Masonic lodge. Burial was made in the Earlham cemetery.

OBITUARY

Eugene Taylor, son of William Richard Taylor and Euphemia Morgan Taylor was born on a farm west of Earlham November 5, 1878. He departed this life at the Dexter hospital on May 10, 1959 at the age of 80 years, 6 months and 5 days.

Most of his life was spent in Minneapolis, Minn. where he worked as a street car motorman, also as a power shovel operator.

Before going to Minneapolis he worked as a mason, having helped to build several of the business buildings in Earlham.

He was married to Alta Hemstreet of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They spent many years together before her death in 1938.

Survivors include three brothers, Roy of Earlham, Ben of Adel and Orren of Des Moines; also several nieces and nephews and their families.

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