John Milton Taylor, Ottawa

Ottawa ? Graveside services for John Milton Taylor, 59, Ottawa, were Monday at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa.

Mr. Taylor died Friday, March 11, 2005, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa.

He was born March 30, 1945, in Galesburg, the son of John William and Edythe E. Helsey Taylor. He attended Ottawa High School. He lived most of his life in Ottawa and most recently lived at Heart to Heart in Pomona.

Mr. Taylor was a self-employed landscaper and operated an antiques shop. He was a member of United Methodist Church of Ottawa and a life member of Franklin County Historical Society and Franklin County Model Railroad Assn.

Survivors include three sisters, Joan Eighmey and Maureen Thompson, both of Grove, Okla., and Nancy Thompson, Ottawa.

The family suggests memorials to Franklin County Historical Society, sent in care of Dengel and Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa 66067.

E-mail condolences may be sent to dengelmortuary@sbcglobal.net.