Carthage Press, May 4, 1978
Mrs. Opal B. Taylor
Mrs. Opal B. Taylor, 64, Reeds Route 1, died at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, where she had been
a patient one day.
Born Nov, 11, 1913, in Jasper County, she was a resident of the area her lifetime. She was a daughter of Mrs.
Mary Hodge and the late Jesse E. Hodge. She was married to Roy F. Taylor on April 21, 1934, at Buffalo, Mo.
Surviving in addition to her husband are five daughters, Mrs. Alberta Manka, Jasper, Miss Pauline Taylor,
Webb City, Mrs. Nava Jean Hill, Tulsa, Okla., Miss Olive Taylor, Carthage Route 1, and Mrs Fredrica Agan,
Purcell; her mother, 709 Clinton St., a son George Taylor, 1014 Sophia St.; two brothers Virgil Hodge, Reeds
Route 1, Harold Hodge, Olatha, Kan.,; six sisters, Mrs.
William Ward, 513 Oak St., Mrs. Hazel Griffith, Sarcoxie, Mrs. Faye Neil Forrest and Mrs. Maxine Dunkle, both
Juneau, Alaska, Mrs. Lavon Jacobsen Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Pearl Helton 913 Valley St. and 14 grandchildren.
A son Roy Taylor Jr. died April 22, 1961.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Knell Mortuary. The Rev. Bill Vandergraft, minister of
Church of God, will officiate.
Burial will be in Jasper Cemetery under direction of the Knell Mortuary.
Carthage Press, May 4, 1978
Carthage Press, May 4, 1978
Mrs. Opal B. Taylor
Mrs. Opal B. Taylor, 64, Reeds Route 1, died at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, where she had been
a patient one day.
Born Nov, 11, 1913, in Jasper County, she was a resident of the area her lifetime. She was a daughter of Mrs.
Mary Hodge and the late Jesse E. Hodge. She was married to Roy F. Taylor on April 21, 1934, at Buffalo, Mo.
Surviving in addition to her husband are five daughters, Mrs. Alberta Manka, Jasper, Miss Pauline Taylor,
Webb City, Mrs. Nava Jean Hill, Tulsa, Okla., Miss Olive Taylor, Carthage Route 1, and Mrs Fredrica Agan,
Purcell; her mother, 709 Clinton St., a son George Taylor, 1014 Sophia St.; two brothers Virgil Hodge, Reeds
Route 1, Harold Hodge, Olatha, Kan.,; six sisters, Mrs.
William Ward, 513 Oak St., Mrs. Hazel Griffith, Sarcoxie, Mrs. Faye Neil Forrest and Mrs. Maxine Dunkle, both
Juneau, Alaska, Mrs. Lavon Jacobsen Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Pearl Helton 913 Valley St. and 14 grandchildren.
A son Roy Taylor Jr. died April 22, 1961.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Knell Mortuary. The Rev. Bill Vandergraft, minister of
Church of God, will officiate.
Burial will be in Jasper Cemetery under direction of the Knell Mortuary.
Carthage Press, May 4, 1978
Inscription
Taylor-Dad-Roy F. Sr. April 28, 1910-Jan 9, 1990, Mom-Opal B. Nov 11, 1913-May 3, 1978
Family Members
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Edward Wesley William Hodge
1909–1909
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Fannie Lucile Hodge
1911–1912
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Johnny Lee Franklin Hodge
1916–1916
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Nadine Lorene Hodge Ward
1918–2010
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Pearl Grace Hodge Welton
1919–1996
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Virgil Franklin Hodge
1921–2008
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Hazel A. Hodge Griffith
1924–2018
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Faye Nell Hodge Forrest
1926–2007
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Richard Harold Hodge Sr
1928–2017
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Peggy Leola Hodge
1929–1948
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Lenora Lavon "Bonnie" Hodge Jacobsen
1931–2014
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Maxine Viola Hodge Dunker
1933–2006
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Jessie Edward Hodge Jr
1934–1936
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