Woodrow Wilson Taylor (1914 - 2008)

Born 12 Mar 1914 in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

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Died 7 Mar 2008 at age 93 in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

He was born on 12 March 1914 in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA and was the son of (Sarah) Lula (Hedrick, 1889–1970) and Giles Johnson Taylor (1888–1955).

Woodrow Wilson Taylor married about 1934 in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA to Iva Fay Taylor ^[1]

He worked as a coal miner for 37 years.

He passed away on 07 March 2008 at Bluefield, West Virginia, USA. ^{[2] [3]}

Obituary

Bluefield, WV - Woodrow Wilson Taylor, age 93, of Route#1, Box#443 (Littlesburg Road), Bluefield, WV, died on Friday, March 7, 2008 in a Bluefield hospital.

Born on March 12, 1914 in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Giles and Lula (Hedrick) Taylor. He had been a lifelong resident of Bluefield and was a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church. He was a retired coal miner from Eastern Associated Coal in Herndon with 37 years and was a 72-year member of the UMWA.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Iva F. (Taylor) Taylor; a son Dennis W. Taylor; and a daughter, Ramona S. Ball.

Survivors include ...

two daughters,

Geraldine Hall of Bluefield;

Gayle Barrett and husband Harold of Falls Mills, VA;

11 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great grandchildren;

three brothers,

William (Bill) Taylor of Bluefield;

Ray Taylor and wife Lake of Kegley;

Roy Taylor and wife Jean of Treasure Island, FL;

two sisters,

Nora McKinley of Kentucky and

Edith Cochran of Cheyenne, WY;

special sister-in-law, Lucille Taylor of Princeton.

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell with the Rev. Danny Gunnoe and the Rev. Paul Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton where grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call on Sunday (today) from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell is serving the Taylor family. To leave personal condolences online, visit www.legacy.com

Research Notes

Not to be confused ...

- Iva Fay Taylor (1916-1990); m: 1934 WV to Woodrow Wilson Taylor (1914-2008)

[per marriage record & obituary on his profile].

- Iva Bell Roper (1906-1988); m1: 29 May 1923 OK to Ed Howell;

m2: aft.1940 Woodrow Bryan "Yearwood" Taylor (1914-1973).

Sources

1. ↑ West Virginia Marriages 1780-1970 on FamilySearch.org citing county clerks in West Virginia; FHL#800,738; m: 1934 Mercer, West Virginia, USA for Woodrow Taylor & Iva Taylor
2. ↑ Obituary published in the "Bluefield Telegraph" newspaper
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25501969 for Woodrow Wilson Taylor, b: 12 Mar 1914; d: 07 Mar 2008; buried: Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; with personal photo