Elizabeth Rhoda HARRISON

1879 - 1959  (80 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Rhoda HARRISON  [1]
  	She was the daughter of Joseph Warren Harrison and Nancy Jane Harrison. She married Thomas Orion Taylor on Oct 2, 1895 in Arvonia, Osage Co, Kansas. Obituaries for Elizabeth Taylor, newspapers not identified. Elizabeth Taylor Succumbs Elizabeth Rhoda Taylor, 80, passed away today, December 7, at 4:30 a.m. at the Westervelt Nursing Home in Independence. She had been in failing health for 30 years and seriously ill for one week. Mrs. Taylor was born August 29, 1879, in French Lick, Ind., the daughter of Joseph and Nancy Jane (Roach) Harrison. She came to Kansas at the age of 17 years. She resided in Denison, Tex, from 1947 until 1954 when she came to Cherryvale. She resided in Mound Valley for 30 years. Mrs Taylor was a member of the O.E.S. of Mound Valley and also a member of the First Methodist Church. On October 2, 1895, at Arvonia she and Thomas Orion Taylor were united in marriage. He died May 19, 1958. Survivors include five sons, Harry Taylor, Durant, Okla.; Ralph Taylor, Parsons; Morris Taylor, enroute to Germany with the Air Force; George Taylor, Tyler, Tex.; and Bill Taylor, of this city. Three daughters survive, Mrs. C. P. (Ethel) McCarty of Cherryvale; Mrs Ollie (Elizabeth) Hopkins, also of Cherryvale; Mrs. B. L. (Jane) Moschel, San Antonio, Tex. Also surviving are 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Albert Harrison, Angola, and Bill Harrison, Pawnee, Okla.; four sisters, Mrs. Edna Whitlow, Pawnee, Okla.; Mrs. Minnie Tresize, Mrs. Laura Hoggatt and Mrs. Ella Collinsworth, all of California. She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Carinder Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. Wayne Newlin offficiating. Burial will be in Mound Valley cemetery in the family plot. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday afternoon and until time of servives Wednesday. Mrs. Tom Taylor Laid to Rest Mrs. Elizabeth Rhoda Taylor, 80, died at 4:30 a.m. Monday in a nursing home at Independence. She had been in failing health for several years. Elizabeth Harrison was born at French Lick, Ind., and came to Kansas at the age of 17. She was married at Argonia, Kan., on Oct 2, 1895, to Thomas O. Taylor and they lived in Mound Valley for 30 years. She lived in Dennison, Tex., from 1947 to 1954, when she came to Cherryvale. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include five sons, Harry, Durant, Okla.; Ralph, of Parsons; Morris, enroute with the U.S. Air Force to Germany, Gerorge of Tyler, Tex, and William of Chicago, Ill; three daughters, Mrs Ethel McCarty and Mrs Elizabeth Hopkins, both of Cherryvale, and Mrs. Jane Taylor, San Antonio, Tex.; 23 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Albert Harrison, Argonia, Kan., and Bill Harrison, Pawnee, Okla.; and four sisters, Mrs Edna Whitlow, Pawnee, Mrs. Minnie Tresize, Mrs. Laura Hoggatt and Mrs Ella Collingsworth, all living in California. Her husband and two sons preceded her in death. Funeral services were yesterday at the Carinder Funeral Home at Cherryvale, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Newlin. Burial was in the Mound Valley Cemetery, the final service being conducted by the Mound Valley Order of Eastern Star [1]
  Birth	29 Aug 1879	French Lick, Orange Co., Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Dec 1959	Independence, Montgomery Co., Kansas   [1]
  Burial	Mound Valley Cemetery, Mound Valley, Labette Co., Kansas   [1]
  Person ID	I79959	Main Tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	Thomas Orion TAYLOR,   b. 27 Dec 1872, Lynneville, Jasper Co., Iowa d. 10 May 1958, Parson, Labette Co., Kansas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1895	Arvonia, Kansas
  Family ID	F32200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 2 Oct 1895 - Arvonia, Kansas Burial - - Mound Valley Cemetery, Mound Valley, Labette Co., Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Elizabeth Rhoda Harrison Headstone Elizabeth R. Harrison is the wife of Thomas Orion Taylor. She is buried in the Mound Valley Cemetery in Mound Valley, Labette Co., Kansas Created by: Steve McCray Photo Added by: steve McCray

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website.