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Roanoke Rapids Mourns Dr Job Taylor Died at Home
Roanoke Rapids leading citizen Dr Job Taylor died at his Roanoke Avenue home after a long illness. Born January 2 1876 in Dudley England he studied at Lima College Wooster University and Harvard earning multiple degrees. He helped build the local Presbyterian Church and chaired many civic and Masonic roles. He traveled widely and leaves a widow Annie Howerton Gowen two stepsons a stepdaughter and several siblings. Funeral was held in Roanoke Rapids with a service at the residence and internment in Lima Ohio.
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Job Taylor
Roanoke’ Rapids
Roanoke Avenue
Dudley
England
Taylor
United States
Lima College
Wooster University
Harvard University
Harvard
L. I. Stell
The
Presbyterian Church
Lima
Ohio
Weld
John N. Seabrell
Norfolk
Imperial
John Anderson
Raleigh
Grand Lodge of Masons
C. K. Proctor
Oxford
Young Peoples Society
Allen County
Stone Presbyterian Church
Roanoke Rapids
American Straw Board Co
Ith
American Steam Board Co
Anderson and Nobelsville
Ind
United Box Board Co
New York
Norwich
Conn
Southern Pine
Soutern Kraft
Roanoke Fibre Board Co
Dr. Taylor
Orient
Australia
British Isles
Scandinavia
Turkey
Palestine
Egypt
Mexico
Central America
South America
West Indies
Hawaii
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Philippines
French Indo-China
Cambodia
Siam
Malay
India
Ceylon
East Indies
South Sea Islands
Canada
Virginia Beach
Mary Hawkins
Noblesville
Annie Howerton Gowen
Halifax
N. C
Ewell Gowen
Roanoke
Howerton Gowen
Chicago
Cyrus Cotton
Houston
Texas
Elizabeth M. Taylor
Eunice Taylor
Wilkinsburg
Pa.; and Two Brothers, Rev
George Taylor Jr
Wilkinsburg, Pa
Richard M. Taylor
Zanesville