Beckham County, OK - Obits: William Taylor, 1913
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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TAYLOR, WILLIAM
(2 Jan 1913, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Death of Wm. Taylor
The whole community was shocked Monday by the death of Wm. Taylor, who
died at his home in this city, of pneumonia, after a very short illness.
He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, August 15, 1854.  When a boy of 14
years he went to Kansas.  There he lived for years and married Miss Annie
Huddleston.  To this union was born three sons, Roy, Walter and Charles. 
Chas. lives in Ottawa, Kansas, Walter is in Wyoming, and Roy was with his
father at his death.  The mother of these boys died when the youngest was
quite small.
Later Mr. Taylor lived in Colorado with his little boys.  A few years
later he came to Oklahoma and settled on a claim near El Reno.  In 1898 he
was again married to Miss Basinger.  To this union five children were
born, all of whom survive their father.
Mr. Taylor was an influential member of the U. B. Church and was
superintendent of the Sunday school.  His last work in the church was
conducting the exercises at the Christmas tree.
The Woodman of The World, of which he was a member, marched to the depot
with the body which was shipped to El Reno, Tuesday for burial, the lodge
at El Reno took charge of the body and laid it away in the cemetery of
that city.
Brief services were held at the depot conducted by his Pastor, Rev. J. L.
Barker and Rev. C. L. Herring of the M. E. Church South.

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