Obit of Taylor, John Robert - Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips   <okarchives@comcast.net>   04 Jun 2006
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Taylor, John Robert

John Robert Taylor went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 29, 2003. 
He was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, on May 11, 1925. Memorial Services 
will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, October 2, 2003 at Westside Church of 
Christ in Norman with Mr. Leon Dennis officiating. John was preceded in 
death by his parents, Ralph and Reba Taylor, and brother, Ralph Taylor, 
Jr., all of Bartlesville, as well as his sister, Maribelle Ledlie, of 
Tyler, Texas. John is survived by his wife of 48 years, Nova Taylor, of 
Norman, Oklahoma, and sons and daughters-in-law, Todd and Stacy Taylor of 
Ft. Myers, Florida, and Tye and Shelly Taylor of Rowlett, Texas. John was 
affectionately referred to as a G-Dad by his five grandchildren, John 
Robert Taylor, II, and Carl Anthony Taylor, II, of Ft. Myers, FL, and 
Bayley, Bryne and Thaddeus John Taylor of Rowlett, TX. In addition to his 
wife, children, and grandchildren, John deeply loved his three sisters-
inlaw. Kathy Nail of Phoenix, Arizona, was loved as if she were his own 
daughter. John joined the military as a Navy Cadet at the age of 
seventeen., He received his Naval wings in Jacksonville, Florida, at 18 
years of age. John was awarded the honor of serving in a select group of 
naval aviators. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a 
Bachelor of Science degree in Geology. John worked for Phillips Petroleum 
Company in Midland, TX, for many years, and returned to Norman, Oklahoma, 
in 1963 to work with Reserve National Insurance Company. Later, John 
joined his wife and went into the real estate business. He and Nova worked 
together in Norman, OK, for over 30 years. For the last 11 years, until 
the time of his death, John and Nova worked together at Don Cies, Inc., in 
Norman, OK. John was a faithful member of Westside Church of Christ in 
Norman. He touched the lives of many people, who will forever remember 
him. 'We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the 
body and to be present with the Lord' 2 Corinthians 5:8. Send condolences 
online at http:\\ www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/Obituaries.html

Published in the Oklahoman on 10/2/2003.
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