Robert H Taylor

TAYLOR, Robert H., age 95 of Butler Township passed away peacefully at Hospice of Dayton on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 after an extended illness and surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 15, 1911 in Quincy, Illinois to George H. Taylor and Edith Cinderella (Glass) Taylor, both of whom preceded him in death. He was a member of the class of 1930 of Daytons Steele High School where he earned spending money by giving private music lessons, beginning a lifelong love for and involvement with music. Upon graduation he gained a job with the National Cash Register Company and acquired two tool machines, placed them in the basement of his Edgar Avenue home and founded Taylor Products Inc. He quit his job with NCR and worked full time on this new venture. Taylor Products evolved through several other companies eventually becoming Parts Fabricators Inc. Throughout this time he worked with his love of composition and church choir music, being the choir director at Corinth Boulevard United Presbyterian Church and the First United Church of Christ in Troy. In 1970, he sold Parts Fabricators and devoted himself full time to his passion for music. He composed more than 300 works of a wide range of forms and for a wide range of performance groups. He studied composition and orchestration with several regional teachers. He was a member of ASCAP and the Troy Music Club. Roberts works have been performed throughout the United States. Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 24 years, Arietta Amanda (Martin) Taylor and is survived by his wife of 51 years, Alwilda Martha (Daniels) Taylor; as well as five children, William Taylor of Butler Township, Marilyn Ruffer (David) of Zionsville, Indiana, Linda McDonald (Richard) of New Carlisle, Marjorie Davis (Ken) of Springfield and Anita Plisevich (Harry) of Waynesville; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, December 2, at the Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home, 139 S. Dixie Dr., Vandalia with Rev. Rick Shoemaker officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 5 to 8 pm.