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5, 1921 - Dec. 11, 2009SOUTH BEND - Rev. Charles Edward Taylor, 88, of South Bend, IN, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 11, 2009, in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Plymouth, IN, on January 5, 1921, Mr. Taylor was the beloved husband of Lois D. Taylor of South Bend, IN. He was the son of the late Rev. Charles V. Taylor and the late Irene (Hall) Taylor, and the brother of the late Vivian (Uhl) Widup. The surviving sisters are Betty Coddens, residing in Florida, Joanne Greganti, residing in California, and Janith Hunsinger, residing in California, as well as a half brother, Donald Taylor of Owensboro, KY. In addition to his loving wife, survivors include three daughters, Rosalind J. Campbell-Sendler of Mays Landing, NJ, Maralind J. Merlo-Krejci of Houston, TX, Elizabeth I. Booye of Elkton, MD; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. His ministerial call from God led him to the towns of Elkhart, IN, Mishawaka, IN, then to Christ Temple Church in South Bend, IN, on Elwood Avenue, which was founded by his father in the 1930s, then to Topeka, KS, Oxford, PA, 521 Doughty Road, Pleasantville, NJ, and then to McKee City, NJ, where he pastored Ocean Heights Pentecostal Church for approximately 30 years, at which time he retired from the ministry at age 82. He served his country in the U.S. Navy Seabees as a gunner and cook. For most of his ministry he was a member of United Pentecostal Church International. Visitation and funeral for family and friends will be held Friday, December 18, 2009, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM; funeral will begin at 1:00 PM in Evangelical Fellowship Church, 521 Doughty Road, Pleasantville, NJ. Interment will be at Zion Cemetery, Pleasantville, NJ. For condolences, visit www.crouchfuneralhome.com.