Grace Mary Taylor Obituary

Obituary of Grace Mary Taylor (Port Angeles Evening News, Dec. 15, 1951)

Mrs. Grace Mary Taylor, 76, 112 S. Laurel St. widow of the late A. N. Taylor, died Saturday after an illness of only one day. Private funeral services were held today in the chapel of the McDonald Funeral Home with the Rev. John F. Como officiating. Cremation followed.
Mrs. Taylor was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 23, 1875, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ware. She came here with her parents in 1887. They previously has lived in Milwaukee, WI, Yakima and Tacoma. She married A. N. Taylor, Dec. 21, 1894. He was one of the city's first school teachers and a prominent early day teacher.
The family later moved to Jamestown, where Mr. Taylor taught in Indian School and was a government agent. After his death, Mrs. Taylor came back to Port Angeles where she has resided until her death. She was active in many affairs of this city and county.
Surviving are 2 daughters, Mrs. Wilson, Port Angeles, and Mrs. Charles Skidmore, Tacoma; 3 sons, Stanley A. Taylor, Port Angeles; Jess Taylor, Sequim; and Clarence Taylor, Moses Lake, WA; a brother, Alfred J. Ware, Mrs. Elsie Ware Meyer, Berkeley, CA Another brother, William J. Ware, one of the city's most prominent citizens, died here earlier this year.
Many relatives from out of town are here for the funeral.

Submitted by Diana Withrow on November 4, 2001.

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