Earl Taylor

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Earl Taylor, 95, of Mounds died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Sept. 22, 1906, in Pope County, Ill., son of Albert and Rachel Fox Taylor. His wife, Lova, died in 1991.

Taylor was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Louise Hagler of Mounds; two sons, Melvin Taylor of Ironton, Mo., Wayne Taylor of Percy, Ill.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a grandchild, four brothers, and four sisters.

Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Stephen Wolfe officiating. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery.