Dawn E. Taylor, 84, of Rock Island, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at her home after a four-year struggle with cancer. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 7002 John Deere Parkway, Moline. Friends may visit with the family following the service. Inurnment will be private in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorial gifts may made in her name to Heartland Hospice.
Dawn was born on July 5, 1929, in Wauwatosa, Wis., a daughter of Joseph H. and Jane Abel Williams. Raised in Springfield, Ill., she graduated from Springfield High School in 1947. On New Year's Eve in 1948 she married Robert C. Taylor, a tool and die designer, in Springfield. In 1952 she and her husband moved to Rock Island.
In 1985 she and Bob relocated to southern California, returning to Illinois on Bob's retirement in 1992. They wintered in Green Valley, Ariz. for many years. In 2002 they moved back to Rock Island. Their marriage continued for 65 years, terminated only by her passing.
Dawn was an outstanding organizer and planner, working several part-time administrative and clerical jobs throughout her life. A brilliant and avid shopper and homemaker, she thoroughly enjoyed discovering bargains and buying clothes and gifts for friends and family. Generous, kind, cheerful, and caring, Dawn often carried small toys to give to children she encountered. She was very grateful for her family and many friends, including long-time special friends Norma and Maurice Poling of Rock Island.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor, of Avonlea Cottage, Milan; daughters (and spouses), Denise (Vic) Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn. and Lorraine S. Cueno, Rock Island; sons, Duane (Joyce) Taylor, Warsaw, Ill. and Lowell (Cara) Taylor, a missionary in Nigeria; a granddaughter, Jeuel Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn.; grandson, Daniel (Holly) Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; great-granddaughter, Isabella Barona, Cookeville, Tenn.; a brand new great-grandson, Samuel Taylor Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; brother, Ross (Margaret) Williams, Miami, Fla.; sister, Reverend Deanna Meyer, Brockton, Mass.; niece, Vicky (Scott) Mayeda, Virden, Ill.; and four nephews, Dr. Christian (Stacy) Meyer, Winchester, Mass., Joe Verhines, Virden, Ill., Wally Williams, Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Randy Williams, Miami, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Robert Verhines.
Dawn was born on July 5, 1929, in Wauwatosa, Wis., a daughter of Joseph H. and Jane Abel Williams. Raised in Springfield, Ill., she graduated from Springfield High School in 1947. On New Year's Eve in 1948 she married Robert C. Taylor, a tool and die designer, in Springfield. In 1952 she and her husband moved to Rock Island.
In 1985 she and Bob relocated to southern California, returning to Illinois on Bob's retirement in 1992. They wintered in Green Valley, Ariz. for many years. In 2002 they moved back to Rock Island. Their marriage continued for 65 years, terminated only by her passing.
Dawn was an outstanding organizer and planner, working several part-time administrative and clerical jobs throughout her life. A brilliant and avid shopper and homemaker, she thoroughly enjoyed discovering bargains and buying clothes and gifts for friends and family. Generous, kind, cheerful, and caring, Dawn often carried small toys to give to children she encountered. She was very grateful for her family and many friends, including long-time special friends Norma and Maurice Poling of Rock Island.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor, of Avonlea Cottage, Milan; daughters (and spouses), Denise (Vic) Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn. and Lorraine S. Cueno, Rock Island; sons, Duane (Joyce) Taylor, Warsaw, Ill. and Lowell (Cara) Taylor, a missionary in Nigeria; a granddaughter, Jeuel Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn.; grandson, Daniel (Holly) Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; great-granddaughter, Isabella Barona, Cookeville, Tenn.; a brand new great-grandson, Samuel Taylor Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; brother, Ross (Margaret) Williams, Miami, Fla.; sister, Reverend Deanna Meyer, Brockton, Mass.; niece, Vicky (Scott) Mayeda, Virden, Ill.; and four nephews, Dr. Christian (Stacy) Meyer, Winchester, Mass., Joe Verhines, Virden, Ill., Wally Williams, Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Randy Williams, Miami, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Robert Verhines.
Dawn E. Taylor, 84, of Rock Island, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at her home after a four-year struggle with cancer. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 7002 John Deere Parkway, Moline. Friends may visit with the family following the service. Inurnment will be private in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorial gifts may made in her name to Heartland Hospice.
Dawn was born on July 5, 1929, in Wauwatosa, Wis., a daughter of Joseph H. and Jane Abel Williams. Raised in Springfield, Ill., she graduated from Springfield High School in 1947. On New Year's Eve in 1948 she married Robert C. Taylor, a tool and die designer, in Springfield. In 1952 she and her husband moved to Rock Island.
In 1985 she and Bob relocated to southern California, returning to Illinois on Bob's retirement in 1992. They wintered in Green Valley, Ariz. for many years. In 2002 they moved back to Rock Island. Their marriage continued for 65 years, terminated only by her passing.
Dawn was an outstanding organizer and planner, working several part-time administrative and clerical jobs throughout her life. A brilliant and avid shopper and homemaker, she thoroughly enjoyed discovering bargains and buying clothes and gifts for friends and family. Generous, kind, cheerful, and caring, Dawn often carried small toys to give to children she encountered. She was very grateful for her family and many friends, including long-time special friends Norma and Maurice Poling of Rock Island.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor, of Avonlea Cottage, Milan; daughters (and spouses), Denise (Vic) Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn. and Lorraine S. Cueno, Rock Island; sons, Duane (Joyce) Taylor, Warsaw, Ill. and Lowell (Cara) Taylor, a missionary in Nigeria; a granddaughter, Jeuel Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn.; grandson, Daniel (Holly) Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; great-granddaughter, Isabella Barona, Cookeville, Tenn.; a brand new great-grandson, Samuel Taylor Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; brother, Ross (Margaret) Williams, Miami, Fla.; sister, Reverend Deanna Meyer, Brockton, Mass.; niece, Vicky (Scott) Mayeda, Virden, Ill.; and four nephews, Dr. Christian (Stacy) Meyer, Winchester, Mass., Joe Verhines, Virden, Ill., Wally Williams, Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Randy Williams, Miami, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Robert Verhines.
Dawn was born on July 5, 1929, in Wauwatosa, Wis., a daughter of Joseph H. and Jane Abel Williams. Raised in Springfield, Ill., she graduated from Springfield High School in 1947. On New Year's Eve in 1948 she married Robert C. Taylor, a tool and die designer, in Springfield. In 1952 she and her husband moved to Rock Island.
In 1985 she and Bob relocated to southern California, returning to Illinois on Bob's retirement in 1992. They wintered in Green Valley, Ariz. for many years. In 2002 they moved back to Rock Island. Their marriage continued for 65 years, terminated only by her passing.
Dawn was an outstanding organizer and planner, working several part-time administrative and clerical jobs throughout her life. A brilliant and avid shopper and homemaker, she thoroughly enjoyed discovering bargains and buying clothes and gifts for friends and family. Generous, kind, cheerful, and caring, Dawn often carried small toys to give to children she encountered. She was very grateful for her family and many friends, including long-time special friends Norma and Maurice Poling of Rock Island.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Taylor, of Avonlea Cottage, Milan; daughters (and spouses), Denise (Vic) Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn. and Lorraine S. Cueno, Rock Island; sons, Duane (Joyce) Taylor, Warsaw, Ill. and Lowell (Cara) Taylor, a missionary in Nigeria; a granddaughter, Jeuel Blodgett, Cookeville, Tenn.; grandson, Daniel (Holly) Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; great-granddaughter, Isabella Barona, Cookeville, Tenn.; a brand new great-grandson, Samuel Taylor Cueno, Olmstead Falls, Ohio; brother, Ross (Margaret) Williams, Miami, Fla.; sister, Reverend Deanna Meyer, Brockton, Mass.; niece, Vicky (Scott) Mayeda, Virden, Ill.; and four nephews, Dr. Christian (Stacy) Meyer, Winchester, Mass., Joe Verhines, Virden, Ill., Wally Williams, Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Randy Williams, Miami, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Robert Verhines.
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