Stone County Missouri Obituaries
John Marshall Taylor
(Submitted by Robin Biddle)
With the passing of Uncle John Taylor, another
of the oldest of Stone County’s long time citizens has passed. John Taylor
was the son of Angeline and Valentine Taylor, who came from Tennessee to
Dallas County in an early day. The family moved to Stone County to the
farm where Finis King now lives, near Cape Fair in 1865. He grew up on
the farm and breathed the fresh air of the country as his home, all his
life. He knew the hardships and the reward of hard, honest toil and was
a friend to his fellow man. Nothing made him happier than to have company
in his home and he was just as happy to go visiting in other peoples homes.
He had been in poor health for a long
time but went about seeing others as long as he was able. When the final
call came, he slept so quietly that no one knew.
John Taylor was born in Dallas County
on November 20, 1860, and passed away Sunday morning, March 10, 1940 being
70 years of age. He died on the farm where he had lived for 52 years. His
wife preceded him in death in July, 1919, and his son, Maynard and family
made their home with him and cared fro him till the end. He was married
November 7, 1880 to Clara Melton, daughter of Susan and J. E. Melton. She
was a sister to J. E. Melton, Julia Kerr and Francis Henson. He and Clara
were baptized both the same day in 1882, in Flat Creek, professing their
faith which was never to be shaken. They were members of the Christian
Chruch and were baptized by the Rev. Mr. McGee.
Their Children were all reared
on the farm where their father and mother lived so long, three miles west
of Cape Fair in a large bend with the crystal waters of Flat Creek circling
it’s way around the place. The house set on a high Knoll, over looking
the countryside. In our earliest recollections the yard was filled with
flowers—marigolds, prince’s.
The children reared by this
good couple were Ira, who died in 1918, Mrs Gertie Henson, Mrs. Tona Bennet,
and Maynard, all of Cape Fair, Rt. 1 and Melton of Fresno, Calif. Melton
and Ira’s family who live in Washinton
state were unable to come.
He also had three living
brothers, Henry Taylor, Oregon; William Taylor, Washington; and Marion
Taylor of Coffeeville, Kansas. Marion and his son were here for the funeral.
Besides these relatives, he is survived by twenty grandchildren and six
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held in the pleasant Valley Baptist Chruch, in the location commonly known
as Carney, with burial in the Carney cemetery in Barry county Monday, March
11. The Rev. John Reser of Crane had charge of the funeral and Everett
J. Cheatham of Galena, the internment.
Pall bearers
were; Jack and Ray Bennet, Allen Gentry, Oval Wilson, Clyde Bowling and
Claude King.
(Source: old newpaper clipping, no date or name of paper)
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