Obituaries
Wesley Ellard Taylor 1922 - 2006 Overland Park
Wesley Ellard Taylor
Services for Wesley Ellard Taylor, 84, Warrensburg, Mo., will be at 1 p.m. Friday at D.W. Newcomer & Sons Funeral Chapel in Overland Park. Mr. Taylor died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg after a long illness.He was born April 4, 1922, in Columbia, Mo., the son of George E. and Bessie May Christenson Taylor. He grew up in Lawrence and attended Liberty Memorial High School until 1940.Mr. Taylor served in the U.S. Merchant Marines as a chief engineer during World War II and the Korean War. He later served as a commander in Military Transport Command with the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific during the Vietnam War and Cold War. He married Doretta Edwards on Feb. 1, 1941, in Lawrence. They divorced. He married Nobuko Uchio in Yokohama, Japan, in April 1974. She died in 1999.Survivors include a son, W. Ellard Jr., Isle Au Haut, Maine; two daughters, Deborah L. Doering, Overland Park, and Thurndotte B. Dollahite, Tyler, Texas; three brothers, Edgar A., Groves, Texas, George E., Lawrence, and Herbert E., Bennington, Vt.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.The family suggests memorials to the Warrensburg Veterans Home, 1300 Veterans Road, Warrensburg, MO 64093.
- Lawrence High graduation 4 comments
- "Why I Left the Republican Party" -- 03/16/13 at Lawrence Arts Center 43 comments
- KU Commencement 3 comments
- Hillcrest School kindergarten teacher Ryan McAdoo flashes a big smile while receiving a hug from his May 22, 2013 · 1 comment
- A Lawrence High graduate adjusts her tassle during the 2013 commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 21 May 21, 2013 · 1 comment
- Baker Wetlands burn 19 comments
- “Finding The Political Will To Reverse Climate Change” -- 04/25/13 at Woodruff Auditorium 6 comments
- Farmers' market 8 comments
- [img/photos/2013/04/14/10901_492550880799082_746481131_n.jpg] April 14, 2013 · 5 comments
- Free State softball v. Lawrence High 2 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013
- Opinion: Obama shares strong message May 24, 2013
- Theatre Lawrence warns customers of credit card information stolen in cyber attack May 23, 2013
- Old Glory shines on west campus June 18, 2003
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013
- Editorial: Development shift? May 24, 2013
