Palestine High School Alumni Association

05 / 03 / 1937  –  12 / 14 / 1996

Services for Thomas Gene “Toni” Taylor, 59, of Palestine, were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Neal officiating. Burial was at Land of Memory Cemetery.

Mr. Taylor died Sunday at Memorial Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.

He was born in Rosebud on May 3, 1937 to John Carlton and Ethel McIntosh Taylor.

Mr. Taylor was co-owner of T&G Auto Sales. He was a Baptist and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 3907. He served in the Army.

He was preceeded in death by a sister, Merle Kailas; and a brother, John Taylor.

He is survived by his wife, Glenda Taylor of Palestine; son Todd Taylor of Palestine; sisters Florence Miller of Palestine and Florinc Badger of Snyder; brother, Cecil Taylor of Palestine; and two grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Jack Woody, Paul Dressell, Moody Franklin, Ronnie Kinabrew. Mark Harcrow, Guy Goggins, Allan Miller and James Perry.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 12-16-2006