MAN HAS ATTACK,
THEN HE WRECKS
An elderly salesman suffered a heart attack and then wrecked his automobile on a Beckley street.
He stumbled from the vehicle, surveyed the damage and minutes later he was pronounced dead.
Exact caude of death was undetermined.
Beckley police identified the victim as 87-year old Robert S. Taylor of 1905 S. Kanawha St.
Officers said his 1939 model car turned up a hill on South Fayette Street after leaving Beaver Avenue. It struck a guy wire at the two streets' intersection, spun around and careened over a short but steep bank and crashed against a tree.
A witness said Taylor got out of the car, looked at it and then collapsed. Members of the city rescue squad were summoned to the scene and reported that attempts to administer oxygen to him were futile, since Taylor had died.
Police said Taylor suffered an apparent heart attack and possible internal injuries but nothing definite could be learned late Wednesday. The mishap occurred about 7:30 p.m.
Little damage was done to the car, although wrecker crews had to tow it up the hill.
Taylor was an active salesman and member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley.
The body is a Melton Mortuary, pending completion of arrangements.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 11, 1964 -- Thursday -- Page #10.
TAYLOR
TAYLOR, Robert S.; age 87, 1905 South Kanawha Street, died Wednesday. The body is at the Melton Mortuary where friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral time.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #19.
TAYLOR SERVICES
SLATED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Taylor, 87, of 1905 S. Kanawha St. will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth L. Swank in charge.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Taylor, an active salesman, died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday evening minutes after his automobile plunged over a bank off South Fayette Street. Police said his car struck a guy wire leading from a utility pole, spun around and then went over the bank.
He was born Sept. 10, 1874 at Augusta County, Va., a son of the late Rev. John S. and Susan Wallace Taylor.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was an active member on the Board of Deacons and Advisory Board. He was secretary of the Knights of Pythias. He once served as an office deputy in the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department and retained a lifetime membership with the West Virginia State Sheriffs Assn.
He had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 60 years and operated a store in Beckley for several years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lessie Dodson Taylor; a daughter, Mrs. Dora Lee Ellington of Salem, Va.; a son, Robert S. Taylor Jr. of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Matthew Taylor of Akron, Ohio, and Ernest Taylor of Staunton, Va; and two grandsons.
The body is at Melton Mortuary, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. It will be removed to the church one hour prior to services.
Pallbearers will be James W. Patton, Charles Calloway, Dean Thurman, Earl Whitener, Henry Snodgrass, Keith Walker, O. E. Miller, D.O. Means and Marvin Stepp.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Board of Deacons and member of the Hope Cook Bible Class of the First Baptist Church.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #22.
THEN HE WRECKS
An elderly salesman suffered a heart attack and then wrecked his automobile on a Beckley street.
He stumbled from the vehicle, surveyed the damage and minutes later he was pronounced dead.
Exact caude of death was undetermined.
Beckley police identified the victim as 87-year old Robert S. Taylor of 1905 S. Kanawha St.
Officers said his 1939 model car turned up a hill on South Fayette Street after leaving Beaver Avenue. It struck a guy wire at the two streets' intersection, spun around and careened over a short but steep bank and crashed against a tree.
A witness said Taylor got out of the car, looked at it and then collapsed. Members of the city rescue squad were summoned to the scene and reported that attempts to administer oxygen to him were futile, since Taylor had died.
Police said Taylor suffered an apparent heart attack and possible internal injuries but nothing definite could be learned late Wednesday. The mishap occurred about 7:30 p.m.
Little damage was done to the car, although wrecker crews had to tow it up the hill.
Taylor was an active salesman and member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley.
The body is a Melton Mortuary, pending completion of arrangements.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 11, 1964 -- Thursday -- Page #10.
TAYLOR
TAYLOR, Robert S.; age 87, 1905 South Kanawha Street, died Wednesday. The body is at the Melton Mortuary where friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral time.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #19.
TAYLOR SERVICES
SLATED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Taylor, 87, of 1905 S. Kanawha St. will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth L. Swank in charge.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Taylor, an active salesman, died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday evening minutes after his automobile plunged over a bank off South Fayette Street. Police said his car struck a guy wire leading from a utility pole, spun around and then went over the bank.
He was born Sept. 10, 1874 at Augusta County, Va., a son of the late Rev. John S. and Susan Wallace Taylor.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was an active member on the Board of Deacons and Advisory Board. He was secretary of the Knights of Pythias. He once served as an office deputy in the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department and retained a lifetime membership with the West Virginia State Sheriffs Assn.
He had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 60 years and operated a store in Beckley for several years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lessie Dodson Taylor; a daughter, Mrs. Dora Lee Ellington of Salem, Va.; a son, Robert S. Taylor Jr. of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Matthew Taylor of Akron, Ohio, and Ernest Taylor of Staunton, Va; and two grandsons.
The body is at Melton Mortuary, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. It will be removed to the church one hour prior to services.
Pallbearers will be James W. Patton, Charles Calloway, Dean Thurman, Earl Whitener, Henry Snodgrass, Keith Walker, O. E. Miller, D.O. Means and Marvin Stepp.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Board of Deacons and member of the Hope Cook Bible Class of the First Baptist Church.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #22.
MAN HAS ATTACK,
THEN HE WRECKS
An elderly salesman suffered a heart attack and then wrecked his automobile on a Beckley street.
He stumbled from the vehicle, surveyed the damage and minutes later he was pronounced dead.
Exact caude of death was undetermined.
Beckley police identified the victim as 87-year old Robert S. Taylor of 1905 S. Kanawha St.
Officers said his 1939 model car turned up a hill on South Fayette Street after leaving Beaver Avenue. It struck a guy wire at the two streets' intersection, spun around and careened over a short but steep bank and crashed against a tree.
A witness said Taylor got out of the car, looked at it and then collapsed. Members of the city rescue squad were summoned to the scene and reported that attempts to administer oxygen to him were futile, since Taylor had died.
Police said Taylor suffered an apparent heart attack and possible internal injuries but nothing definite could be learned late Wednesday. The mishap occurred about 7:30 p.m.
Little damage was done to the car, although wrecker crews had to tow it up the hill.
Taylor was an active salesman and member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley.
The body is a Melton Mortuary, pending completion of arrangements.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 11, 1964 -- Thursday -- Page #10.
TAYLOR
TAYLOR, Robert S.; age 87, 1905 South Kanawha Street, died Wednesday. The body is at the Melton Mortuary where friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral time.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #19.
TAYLOR SERVICES
SLATED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Taylor, 87, of 1905 S. Kanawha St. will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth L. Swank in charge.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Taylor, an active salesman, died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday evening minutes after his automobile plunged over a bank off South Fayette Street. Police said his car struck a guy wire leading from a utility pole, spun around and then went over the bank.
He was born Sept. 10, 1874 at Augusta County, Va., a son of the late Rev. John S. and Susan Wallace Taylor.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was an active member on the Board of Deacons and Advisory Board. He was secretary of the Knights of Pythias. He once served as an office deputy in the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department and retained a lifetime membership with the West Virginia State Sheriffs Assn.
He had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 60 years and operated a store in Beckley for several years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lessie Dodson Taylor; a daughter, Mrs. Dora Lee Ellington of Salem, Va.; a son, Robert S. Taylor Jr. of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Matthew Taylor of Akron, Ohio, and Ernest Taylor of Staunton, Va; and two grandsons.
The body is at Melton Mortuary, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. It will be removed to the church one hour prior to services.
Pallbearers will be James W. Patton, Charles Calloway, Dean Thurman, Earl Whitener, Henry Snodgrass, Keith Walker, O. E. Miller, D.O. Means and Marvin Stepp.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Board of Deacons and member of the Hope Cook Bible Class of the First Baptist Church.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #22.
THEN HE WRECKS
An elderly salesman suffered a heart attack and then wrecked his automobile on a Beckley street.
He stumbled from the vehicle, surveyed the damage and minutes later he was pronounced dead.
Exact caude of death was undetermined.
Beckley police identified the victim as 87-year old Robert S. Taylor of 1905 S. Kanawha St.
Officers said his 1939 model car turned up a hill on South Fayette Street after leaving Beaver Avenue. It struck a guy wire at the two streets' intersection, spun around and careened over a short but steep bank and crashed against a tree.
A witness said Taylor got out of the car, looked at it and then collapsed. Members of the city rescue squad were summoned to the scene and reported that attempts to administer oxygen to him were futile, since Taylor had died.
Police said Taylor suffered an apparent heart attack and possible internal injuries but nothing definite could be learned late Wednesday. The mishap occurred about 7:30 p.m.
Little damage was done to the car, although wrecker crews had to tow it up the hill.
Taylor was an active salesman and member of the First Baptist Church of Beckley.
The body is a Melton Mortuary, pending completion of arrangements.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 11, 1964 -- Thursday -- Page #10.
TAYLOR
TAYLOR, Robert S.; age 87, 1905 South Kanawha Street, died Wednesday. The body is at the Melton Mortuary where friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral time.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #19.
TAYLOR SERVICES
SLATED SATURDAY
Funeral services for Robert S. Taylor, 87, of 1905 S. Kanawha St. will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth L. Swank in charge.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Taylor, an active salesman, died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday evening minutes after his automobile plunged over a bank off South Fayette Street. Police said his car struck a guy wire leading from a utility pole, spun around and then went over the bank.
He was born Sept. 10, 1874 at Augusta County, Va., a son of the late Rev. John S. and Susan Wallace Taylor.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was an active member on the Board of Deacons and Advisory Board. He was secretary of the Knights of Pythias. He once served as an office deputy in the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department and retained a lifetime membership with the West Virginia State Sheriffs Assn.
He had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 60 years and operated a store in Beckley for several years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lessie Dodson Taylor; a daughter, Mrs. Dora Lee Ellington of Salem, Va.; a son, Robert S. Taylor Jr. of Hampton, Va.; two brothers, Matthew Taylor of Akron, Ohio, and Ernest Taylor of Staunton, Va; and two grandsons.
The body is at Melton Mortuary, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. It will be removed to the church one hour prior to services.
Pallbearers will be James W. Patton, Charles Calloway, Dean Thurman, Earl Whitener, Henry Snodgrass, Keith Walker, O. E. Miller, D.O. Means and Marvin Stepp.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Board of Deacons and member of the Hope Cook Bible Class of the First Baptist Church.
Beckley Post-Herald -- Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia -- June 12, 1964 -- Friday -- Page #22.
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