Three Forks of the Kentucky River Historical Association

William C. Taylor

Contributed By: Maurice Taylor, Winchester, KY

Death Notice: The Lexington Leader, Lexington, Ky, May 5, 1930

WINCHESTER, Ky., May 5 — Judge W. C. TAYLOR, 70 years old, died at the Guerrant Clinic this morning at 5:40 o'clock after an illness of two years duration.

Judge Taylor was a native of Owsley county. After leaving his home he came to Menifee county where he served as county judge for eight years. He was a member of the First Methodist church and the I. O. O. F. Lodge.

Judge Taylor has been a prominent and wealthy resident of Clark county for the past 26 years. In 1894 Judge Taylor served one term in the Kentucky legislature as a representative from Menifee and Montgomery counties. He was the son of the late Calvin and Julia Ann Shackelford Taylor. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mariba Osborne Taylor; three sons, Claude, Bruce and Courtney Taylor, all of this county; one sister, Mrs. M. J. Taulbee; one niece, Mrs. A. H. Cundiff, of this city, two nephews, Taylor Taulbee of this county, and S. H. Taulbee of Chicago.

Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist church on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Dr. O. B. Crockett officiating and assisted by the Rev. G. W. Banks of Carrollton. Pallbearers will be active; W. C. Clay, Harvey T. Lisle, Marcus C. Redwine, J. C. Codell, Asa Dooley, Fred Blackburn;  honorary, Alferd Combs, Thomas A. Combs, John M. Hodgkin, W. P. Hampton, George E. Tomlinson, M. T. McEldowney, R. P. Taylor, J. Hood Smith, J. Newt Renaker, George B. Williams, Zol Amster, Dr. E. P. Guerrant, Henry S. Caywood, and Dr. W. L. Walters.

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