TAYLOR, Julia A. (1935)

Mrs. Julia A. Taylor, (91) widow of the late Osborne Taylor, died at her home ten miles north of Dayton, Tennessee, Saturday afternoon, following a brief illness.

Her parents were the late Dempsey Findley and wife, Judith Venable Findley of Calhoun, Georgia: Her brothers were Capt. William Venable Findley, John Findley, Dempsey Harris Findley: Three sisters, Mrs. Sara Shaw, Mrs. Alexander Odom and Mrs. G.T. Smith, all of whom preceded her in death.

The earliest ancestor of Mrs. Taylor, on record, is William Venable, Duke of Vernon, in Normandy: He having assumed the last name from the town, or district of Vernon, of which he was sole proprietor.

There were six Findley’s among the colonists, who were ancestors, coming over on the Mayflower. Surviving Mrs. Taylor are five sons: W.G., T.M., L.P., J.B. and W.H. Taylor: and one daughter, Miss Emma Taylor, and several grand and great-grand children and a host of nephews and nieces.

Funeral services were held from the “Oakland farm” home, Monday, with the Rev. C.L.Cox, the Rev. R.C. Camper and the Rev. D.C.L. Wright officiating.

Active pallbearers were John D. Chattin, Arnold Lock, Eral Wilkey, John L. Day, James S. Crosby, Avery Carney, Ernest Clark and Walter Collins.

Honorary pallbearers were James Frazier, W.R. Johnson, Spiller Jones, Ben G. McKenzie, Joe Benson, Arch Benson, Creed Cunnyngham, Martin Wilkey, Earl Robinson, Dr. W.H. Cunnyngham, Euclid Waterhouse and Lee Hodges.

Dayton, Tennesssee, August 5, 1935.