Obituary of Estella Taylor, Lawrence Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Regina Creekmore Weaver Date: 5 Aug 2001 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Here are some more of the obits from a scrapbook of a lady (a distant cousin) that lived in the Jesup, Lawrence County area of Arkansas already. Remember that the problem with these is that there are very few actual dates given for the dates of death, and there are no newspaper names written beside them. What I do know I've listed, and what was penciled in on the obit, I've included. If you find someone that is attached to you, please let me know, and I will try and see if I can find any other information for you, such as date of death if you don't have it, and possibly a newspaper name, also. Mrs. J.G. Taylor Funeral services for Estella McBryde Taylor of Little Rock, who died in the Baptist hospital early Thursday morning, March 13th, were conducted at four o'clock Friday afternoon at the Griffin-Leggett chapel by the Rev. Robert Kerr. Two hymns, "My Faith Looks up to Thee," and "Close to Thee" were sung by Mrs. T.E. Scott with Mrs. R.D. Adams at the organ. The pallbearers were J.L. Taylor, W.M. McCoy, Clay Nix, William Strickland, Floyd Dorsey, Houston Pettus, Elmo Taylor and Horace Moore. The body was taken Saturday to Smithville for interment. Services were held in the Methodist church by Rev. Kerr, assisted by a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Rev. Garland Taylor of Rector. The music was in charge of the local Methodist choir, directed by another nephew, W.S. Taylor. Those serving as pallbearers were J.L. Taylor of Little Rock, Dr. C.C. Howard of Jonesboro, J.D. Fortenberry of Imboden, John W. Howard, Taylor Howard and W.A. Wallis of Smithville. Friends of Little Rock who accompanied the family to Smithville were Mr. and Mrs. Clay Nix and son, Anson, Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Dorsey and Mrs. Lily Crosland. Mrs. Taylor was born at Smithville November 2, 1867, at the time of her death being 73 years, four months and 11 days of age. On the 28th of October, 1889, she was married to J.G. Taylor, who survives her. Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Misses Lilian and Pauline Taylor, and Mrs. E.A. Bower, all of Little Rock; three sons, E.M. Taylor of Chicago, P.M. and Jennings G. Taylor of Little Rock; three grandsons, Alden and Vernon Bowen and William Paul Taylor, all of Little Rock; one sister, Miss Maggie McBryde of Cane Hill; one niece, Mrs. J.O. Skinner of Cane Hill; one nephew, M.V.Wise of Little Rock.