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Glen C TAYLOR (VETERAN WWII)

Bella Vista Memorial Garden Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

LIEUTENANT US Navy
World War II
July 23, 1916 - June 6, 2010

*Obituary
Rogers Morning News
Thursday, June 10, 2010

BELLA VISTA — Glen C. Taylor, 93, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away on June 6, 2010. Glen was born in Barnes City. Iowa, to Charles and Lillie Taylor on July 23, 1916. He graduated from Barnes City High School and William Penn College. He earned his master's degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He actively served his country from 1942 to 1946 as a Navy Lieutenant in World War II, participating in the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach.

He married Erma Evans on July 20, 1941, and enjoyed a loving 57-year marriage. He had two children, Jerilyn Douglass and Richard Taylor. He worked in Iowa as a teacher and girls' basketball coach, and then in Des Moines where he worked for the Farm Bureau as a lobbyist in the Iowa Legislature.

He retired in 1979 and moved with his wife to Bella Vista, Ark., where they enjoyed golf, playing bridge, fishing and boating. He was a member of Bella Vista Community Church.

He was preceded in death by his two brothers, parents, and wife, Erma.

Survivors include his son Richard and daughter-in-law, Marsha; daughter Jerilyn and son-in-law, Joel; grandchildren David, Jeff and Erin Douglass, and two great-grandsons, Fletcher and Reece Douglass. He was a beloved, devoted father, husband and grandfather.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 18, at 2 p.m. at the Bella Vista Community Church Chapel with the Rev. Richard Lindman officiating. Memorials can be made to Bella Vista Community Church.

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Submitted: 8/10/22 • Approved: 8/17/22 • Last Updated: 8/20/22 • R1442565-G0-S3

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