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Gailord Elmer Taylor
Gailord Elmer Taylor, 87, of Masontown, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, in his home. He was born December 20, 1937, in Masontown, a son to the late Parley L. Taylor and Dorothy Gamble was Protestant by faith and attended the Masontown Church of the proudly served his country in the United States leaving the military, Elmer worked at Quality Glass in Morgantown, retired from Youngstown Sheet and Tube after 31 years, and was employed part-time for Andrew Morris was a member of the Flint Glass Union and for 31 years a member of the United Steel Workers of America Local was president of the Valley District Hunting Club for more than 20 is survived by his best friend, companion and caregiver, Delores 'Dee' Radabaugh; his loving children, Cheryl (James) Dear, and Gerald 'Jerry' (Kelli) Taylor; six grandchildren, Christopher Braithwaite, Zachary Braithwaite, Jacob (Sarah) Braithwaite, Eric (Tiffany) Castle, Cortni (Colleen) Taylor, and Cody Taylor; grandson by choice, Caleb Radabaugh and wife Olivia; along with three great- grandchildren, Eleanor Braithwaite, Ethan Castle and Delaney Castle; great-grandchild by choice, Sadie Jane Radabaugh; and sister, Alberta addition to his parents, Elmer was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Hilda M. Cale Chaplow; sisters, Eldora Taylor and Alvada Taylor; brothers, Duane 'Bob' Taylor and Llewellyn 'Lee' may call at the Field Funeral Home in Masontown, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 13, and and again Saturday, June 14, from 12 until the 1 p.m. time of service, with the Rev. Tim Heaney officiating. Interment will follow at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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