The Adair County news., 1915-09-08
DR.. U. |. TAYLOR DEAD.
The End Came Suddenly at His
Residence on Thursday NIGHT.
and il Was a Great Shock
TO Columbia.
SAGE OF ADAR COUNTY PHYSICIANS,

Last Thursday evening, September
2, 1915, at s. o'clock, the subject of
this writing fell dead at his home, in
this city. His wife was the only per-
son in the dwelling when the sum-
mons came, and our informant states
that the Doctor had started to his
sleeping apartment, with a lighted
lamp, when the attack came. He fell
and when the first friend, Mr.. 10 N.
Conover, reached him, he had ex-
pired, the lamp remaining gripped in
his right hand.
DR.. Taylor was remarkable man.
His vigorous constitution was often
mentioned, as he was very active from
young man to old age. The 2lst of
last April he reached his eighty-second
birthday, and his demise removes the
last member of a large family of
brothers and sisters. sons and daught-
ers of Rev. George Taylor, who was a
pioneer Methodist preacher of this
county.
DR. Taylor had been a practicing
physician for more than half centu-
ry, and up to the time of his death he
had been the Health Officer Of Adair
county for quite number of years.
His work in that capacity has bet
tered the health condition of Adair,
the death rate being much lower now
than when he took up the work. To
the medical fraternity he was we'll
known over the State. He attended
the State meetings of the Board of
Health, and his opinions given before
that body were logical, many of his
suggestions being adopted for future
guidance. He loved his profession,
and was a constant reader of the lat
est medical peri ,dicals. He was a
man possessed of general information
and an entertaining conversationalist.
Events of the long past were vivid in
his mind, and he could relate them 81
plainly that little child could I'M
derStand.
he was a native of Adair county
and if the writer has been correctly
informed, he was born and reared on {
farm one mile from Chenille, on thu
road leading to Greensboro.
Besides being skilled physician anC
an upright citizen, heSwas a devoted
member of the Christian Church, and
was ever ready with his presence ant
his purse to do all he could in advanc
ing the cause of Christianity.
As time passed he realized that h,
had but short time to; remain will
his companion, children and friends
and on each Sunday forenoon at tn,
services in the Christian church, jus
before or just after his birthday, he
sang, alone, Beyond the Dark Sea, ,
and while he was so pathetically rem
dering it many eyes in the congrega
ton were bedimmed with tears.
He was man who will be great
missed, as he was known to ever
grown person and many of the chi
dren of Adair county, as he visite
every school IN Adair, white and co
ored, once year, laying before tn
pupils laws of health, urging tina
they be strictly obeyed.
Our readers will remember that q
the beginning of this year he con
meDced writing health articles for TT
News, which doubtless were wide
read. He wrote them, gratis, for tt
benefit of humanity. The last OF
penned by him appears in this issu
of the paper. 1t is marked "to be col
tinued, 4" but his pen has been STILES
Friday the body was embalmed,
await the arrival of his daughter
Mrs. Fannie McGarvey and Miss Ma
tie Taylor. The former was out Yves
the latter in Frankfort.
The funeral services were held
the Christian Church last Saturd;
forenoon, beginning at 1870. IT
building was crowded with relativ
and friends, who had gathered to p;
tribute to the honored dead.
The funeral services were conduct.
by Ed. 2. T. Williams, assisted
Ed. NJ. r. Gabbert and Rev. ]. :.
Chandler, all three paying high tri
ute to the departed. s'';~sf
Services over, the remains were q
posited beside the graves OF loved on
in the city cemetery. -.