CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - William W. Taylor, Sr., 18 Nov 2000 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ ==================================================================== William W. Taylor, Sr. Mr. William W. "Bill" Taylor, Sr., 81, 624 Gap Creek Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mr. Taylor was a lifelong resident of Carter County and a son of the late William Emmert and Flara Smith Taylor. He was preceded in death by one sister, Helen Louise Taylor. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Taylor was a retired mechanical supervisor with Nor-Well Co. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife, Vergie Willis Taylor, of the home; one son, William "Woody" Taylor, Columbia, S.C.; one daughter, Teresa Ann Hopson, Elizabethton; seven sisters, Mrs. Mary Baker, Versailles, Ohio; Mrs. Edna Archer and Mrs. Mildred Carriger, both of Johnson City; Miss Evelyn Taylor, Mrs. Pauline Edwards, and Mrs. Betty Roten, all of Elizabethton; and Mrs. Margaret Carver, Hampton; five grandchildren, Michael Taylor, Chelsea Quebec; Julie T. Eadie, Columbia, S.C.; Tom Hopson, Elizabethton; Janey Taylor, Columbia, S.C.; and Chrissy Hopson, Knoxville, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy TAYLOR -- Funeral services for William W. "Bill" Taylor, Sr., 81, 624 Gap Creek Road, Elizabethton, will be held at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Shelton officiating. The eulogy will be delivered by Mrs. Blanche Nicholson. Music will be by Mr. David Arney, organist, and Mrs. Julie T. Eadie, soloist. Active pallbearers will be Bob Schaff, David Pinckard, Don McKeehan, Clarence Willis, Terry Proffitt and John Norris. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the First Church of the Nazarene. Graveside service and interment will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Garden of Devotion at Happy Valley Memorial Park with military honors accorded by Capt. Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post 2166. To those who desire, memorials may be made to the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 776, Elizabethton, TN 37644. The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Monday prior to the service. Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. www.Funeral-Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy