Jack A. Taylor, 87, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021, at Oakhill Nursing Home in Waterloo, IL due to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which he had been battling for over ten years. Jack was born March 22, 1934 in Davis County, Iowa, the first child of Charlotte Marietta (Hansen) and Miles Ray Taylor.
He is survived by, a daughter, Dawn Marie Bogle of Paxton, IL; grandchildren, Tara Dawn Reynolds of Shreveport, LA, and children, Joshua Aldan Helm, and Arianna Wyat, Brita Linn Reynolds, and daughter Hayden Raquael Lopez, and Emily Cecil Coker Youngest, and son Bentlee Thomas Coker; a sister Patty J. (Henry) DeHeer of Paxton, IL; a brother, Billy M. (Nancy) Taylor of Columbia, IL; a nephews, Brian (Melinda) Wells of Cape Coral, FL and Jeffrey (Sondra) Taylor of Arnold MO; a niece Amy (Dean) Gilson of Winchester, VA, and a special friend, Gayle and the Ho family of California
He moved with his family to Illinois in 1947 and graduated in 1951 from Rankin TWP High School in Rankin, IL. He spent four years in the United States Air Force, mostly in Japan and Korea. Jack lived in several places including Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, and California earning a living as a professional gambler and poker player. Due to declining health, in 2011, he moved from California to Magnolia Terrace, an independent living facility in Waterloo, IL, where he enjoyed many new friendships.
A Graveside service will be held 1:00 P.M., Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Floral Hill Cemetery in Hoopeston, IL.
Memorials may be made to Magnolia Terrace 623 Hamacher St. Waterloo, IL 62298.
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