Obit of Joe D. Taylor (t460) - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 29 Feb 2004 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Reed-Culver FH--Tahlequah OK Billings Gazette - Billings MT 17 Dec 1999 Joe D. Taylor TAHLEQUAH, Okla.: Joe D. Taylor, 67 years of age, passed away at the Oklahoma Veteran's Center in Talahina, Okla., Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Rush Springs, Okla., April 1, 1932. A former U.S. Marine, he served as a legal attache for the Commander of the Third Marine Division during the Korean conflict. He later attended the University of Wyoming, and Casper College. In 1966, Taylor moved his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he became a founder and served on the board of directors of Canada's first wholly owned public insurance company. The friends he made he retained throughout his life. He was an avid traveler, outdoors man and enjoyed gourmet cooking, and the study of history, politics, and philosophy. He retired to his seaside home in Puerto Nuevo, Baja Mexico in 1995. He is preceded in passing by his mother, Arnita "Mary" Cook of Casper, Wyo. and his father, P. T. Taylor of Amarillo, Texas. He was a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife, June Taylor, of Tahlequah, four children, one son and three daughters, Jody Taylor of Minneapolis, Minn.; Bruce Taylor of San Diego, Calif.; Fawn Clark of Seattle, Wash.; April Lee Barboza of Prince George, Vir.; 11 grandchildren, two sisters; Mamie Lou Taylor of Casper, Wyo., and Mary Cribbs, of Amarillo, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Dec. 18, 1999, at Reed-Culver Funeral Home, 117 West Delaware, Tahlequah, Okla. An Irish wake will follow at Ford's Alley, 116 West Keetoowah, Tahlequah, Okla. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html