Taylor, Leo Floyd 'Dick'

1924 - 2014  (89 years)

• Name	Taylor, Leo Floyd 'Dick'
  		Leo Floyd 'Dick' Taylor (1924-2014)
  Birth	18 Oct 1924	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TAYL.L004
  _FGRAVE	133675108
  Death	1 Aug 2014	Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	LEO FLOYD 'DICK' TAYLOR, 89 of Mt. Erie, IL passed away at 3:15AM; Friday, August 01, 2014 at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital; Fairfield, IL
  Funeral	7 Aug 2014	Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Korean War,  [1]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Burial	7 Aug 2014	Scott Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Taylor, Leo Floyd
  		Headstone, Taylor, Leo Floyd and Lauraine
  Person ID	I25239	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Taylor, Claude J.,   b. 1886   d. 1971 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Parson, Blanche,   b. 1886   d. 1964 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johnson, Lauraine,   b. 14 Oct 1925, New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana d. 11 Apr 1995, Erie, Whiteside County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3]
  Children	> 1. Taylor, Dennis > 2. Taylor, Rick
  Family ID	F10958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Oct 1924 - Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 1 Aug 2014 - Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Funeral - 7 Aug 2014 - Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - 7 Aug 2014 - Scott Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  LEO FLOYD 'DICK' TAYLOR, 89 of Mt. Erie, IL passed away at 3:15AM; Friday, August 01, 2014 at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital; Fairfield, IL He was born on Oct. 18, 1924, at Mt. Erie, IL to Claude J. & Blanche (Parsons) Taylor. He married Lauraine Johnson on Mar. 27, 1948 in Princeton, IL and she preceded him in death on Apr. 11, 1995. He farmed and raced horses and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Mt. Erie Christian Church and the U.S.T.A. He is survived by 2 sons Dennis Taylor and his wife Nancy and Rick Taylor and his wife Frankie both of Mt. Erie, IL. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren & 2 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife-Lauraine, 3 sisters Joyce, Theresa & Doris Lee, 4 brothers Glen, Frank 'Jack', Claude Jr. & Verl 'Pop', and his parents. Funeral services will be held at 11AM; Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 at Hosselton Funeral Home at Cisne with burial to follow in the Scott Cemetery at Mt. Erie, IL. Visitation will be held from 6-8PM on Wednesday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the donor's choice and will be accepted at Hosselton Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2205] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Taylor, Leo Floyd "Dick", 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Taylor&GSfn=Leo&GSby=1924&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2014&GSdyrel=in&GSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7055] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, Leo Floyd and Lauraine, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100691924/lauraine-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14508] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Taylor, Leo Floyd "Dick", 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133675108/leo-floyd-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2).