Dwight Taylor Sr.

Dwight Allen Taylor Sr., 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 1, 2018, at his home.

He was born June 20, 1930, in Blodgett, Missouri, to Claude Everett and Mayme Jane Chappell Taylor. He and Patricia Foreman where married in 1950 in Cape Girardeau. She passed away Feb. 20, 1980. He and Dorothy Bradley were married Dec. 13, 1980, in Cape Girardeau.

Dwight was a driver for Jerry Lipps Trucking and then for R.B. Postashnick. He later was transportation manager for Delta Co., and retired in 2011 from ASA Asphalt as general manager. He took pride in his work.

He attended Centenary United Methodist Church and was a member of Elk's Lodge in Cape Girardeau.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Taylor of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Debra (Chuck) Nenninger of Cape Girardeau and Lynn (David) Christensen of Vidor, Texas; two sons, Allen (Laurie) Taylor of Cape Girardeau and Mark (Deborah) Bradley of Cape Girardeau; one sister, Evelyn Matlock of McClure, Illinois; one brother, Beryl Taylor of Cape Girardeau; five grandchildren, Sarah (Bill) Fisher, John (Stefanie) Taylor, Matt (Brittany) Taylor, Chris (Katie) Christensen and Jeremy (Christine) Christensen; 11 great-grandchildren, Corbyn, Annika and Teaghan Reed, Charli Fisher, Hailey and Chase Taylor and Christopher, Leighton, Kinsley, Madden and Graham Christensen.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Patricia Taylor; son, Steven Bradley; brother, Dick Taylor; and grandson, Chip Nenninger.

Dwight loved the St. Louis Cardinals, antique tractors, feeding seagulls at Cocoa Beach, serving doughnuts at church and playing with all the grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Barry Winders and the Rev. David Conley officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to St. Louis Children's Hospital Clinical Research Unit c/o Dr. Neil White, General Research, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8071, St. Louis MO, Centenary United Methodist Church or charity of choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.