Submitted by: Dan Rich
Leo D. Taylor
Feb. 1, 1921 - June 16, 1995
South Bend Tribune 6/18/1995
LAKEVILLE - Leo D. Taylor, 74, of
Quinn Road, died at 10:50 p.m. Friday at his home after an
illness. Mr. Taylor retired in 1979 as an ironworker for H.G.
Christman, South Bend. He was born Feb. 1, 1921, in Lakeville and
was a lifelong area resident.
On Aug. 9, 1947, in South Bend, he married
Mary E. Rhea. She survives with a daughter, Linda K. Whary
of State College, Pa.; a son, Larry I. of North Liberty; four
grandchildren; and a sister, Opal Taylor of Mishawaka. He was a
member of American Legion Post 363, 40 & 8 Club of American
Legion, and Ironworkers Local 292, South Bend. He was a World War
II Army veteran.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Palmer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery, South
Bend. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral
home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph
County or American Cancer Society.