Willard Ray Taylor (1939 - 2011)

Born 19 Jun 1939 in Greer, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Died 10 Oct 2011 at age 72 in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Willard Ray Taylor was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.

A2C Willard Ray Taylor served in the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War
Service started: 1956
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1960

Sergeant Willard Ray Taylor served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: 1960
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1967

RM3 Willard Ray Taylor served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War
Service started: 1967
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1976

Willard Ray was born in 1939. He passed away in 2011.

Willard Ray Taylor Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA) - Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Served in the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy

Willard Ray "Wild Bill" Taylor, 72, of Morgantown, W.Va., passed away Monday, October 10, 2011, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born June 19, 1939, in Greer, W.Va., a son of the late Willard G. and Kathryn Blosser Taylor.

Mr. Taylor enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and was honorably discharged in 1960. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1960, achieving the rank of sergeant. He was honorably discharged in 1967. He finished his military career of nearly 20 years in the U.S. Navy in 1976. After his military career, he returned to Morgantown and worked for Yellow Cab Co. for nearly 40 years.

He was an avid accomplished bowler and pool shark. He loved to play bingo and rarely missed playing the lottery.

Mr. Taylor was a member of Morgantown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 548.

He leaves behind a special feline companion, Molly.

Surviving is his wife, Carolyn Rebecca Bowman Taylor of Morgantown; The other survivors are omitted for privacy.

Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 11 a.m., the time of service, Friday, October 14, in Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home, Morgantown, with Pastor Matthew Chapell officiating. Burial will follow in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, W.Va. Military rites will be accorded graveside by U.S. Navy Mid-Atlantic Region.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA) - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Observer-Reporter () , obit for Willard Ray Taylor, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/13A55E9E9067DFF8-13A55E9E9067DFF8 : accessed 17 November 2023)

• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", database
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #91190277 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Willard R Taylor death 10 Oct 2011 (born 19 Jun 1939) residing at 26505, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia.

• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
  Find A Grave: Memorial #80075769 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Memorial page for Willard Ray “Wild Bill” Taylor (19 Jun 1939-10 Oct 2011), citing West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Rhonda (contributor 46548008).

• Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019", database
  National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
  Ancestry Record 8750 #7910027 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Willard Ray Taylor burial (died on 10 Oct 2011) in West Virginia National Cemetery, Grafton, West Virginia, USA. Born on 19 Jun 1939.