WID TAYLOR

ANNA, Ill. -- Wid Curtis Taylor, 77, of Anna died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at City Care Center in Cobden, Ill.

He was born Nov. 21, 1923, in Metropolis, Ill., son of Vernon I. and Violet Nannie Taylor. He and Maymie Elizabeth Harris were married March 8, 1964, in Anna.

Taylor retired as a security officer from Choate Mental Health and Development Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church and NARA.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, John Taylor of Metropolis, Michael Taylor of Brookport, Ill.; two sisters, LaWanda Lenzini of St. Louis, Rose Boston of Golden, Colo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son and a daughter.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna from 6-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lonnie Dale officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery, with military honors by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455.