John W. Taylor Died
in Simcoe
Tuesday in 87th Year
Another of Simcoe's
esteemed residents, in the person of John William Taylor, passed away on
Tuesday night, at his late residence, 222 Metcalfe street, following an
illness of a few days. He was in his 87th year.
Born in England, the
eldest son of the late John Taylor and Mariah Teal, he came to this
country 62 years ago. For over 60 years he was an employee of the C. N. R.
and section foreman of the Port Rowan-Simcoe line. He was a member of the
United Church.
Surviving are three
sons, T. W. R. Taylor of Tillsonburg, J. H. A. Taylor of Bloomfield and
Jos. R. Taylor of Woodhouse; five daughters, Mrs. Bert Stage, Mrs. J. H.
Maxwell and Mrs. Gordon Murphy, all of Simcoe, and Mrs. Arthur Wood of
Woodhouse; a granddaughter, Mrs. Clayton Ward of Villa Nova, whom the
deceased raised; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Thurlow and Miss Jane Taylor in
England and a nephew, Victor Thorne of Toronto. Mrs. Thomas Taylor of
Toronto is a sister-in-law. His wife, who before her marriage was Margaret
Broadley, predeceased him 15 years ago.
The funeral will be
held from his late residence on Friday at 2.30 p.m., with the Rev. T. R.
Todd in charge of the service, assisted by Thomas Morgan, diocesan lay
reader of Trinity Anglican Church. Interment will be made in Oakwood
cemetery.