Frederick Eugene TAYLOR
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Oct 28, 1927 - Henderson County, North Carolina
Christening:
Death: Jun 21, 1998 - Shephard Memorial Park; Naples, NC
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
1. Military, 1945 in World War II
Parents
Father: Arthur Eugene TAYLOR (1904-1995)
Mother: Thelma OSTEEN (1905-1995)
Spouses and Children
1. *Katharine Elizabeth HAZELTINE (Jan 3, 1934 - )
Marriage: May 1960 - Valley Hill Baptist Church
Status:
Children:
1. Frederick Eugene TAYLOR Jr. (1962- )
2. David Franklin TAYLOR (1966- )
Notes
General:
[Eugenia Lindsey Osteen FTW]
Drafted into limited service because of poor eyesight in World War II.
Graduated from Brevard College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.
Received Dr. of Education Degree in 1987. Retired Principal of Fletcher Elementary School, 1988.
Obituary from Times News paper; 22 June 1998
Frederick E. Taylor
Dr. Frederick E. Taylor was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County and a son of the late A.E. Taylor and Thelma Osteen Taylor. He received his baccalaureate from UNC, Chapel Hill, his master's degree from Furman University and his doctorate from UNC, Greensboro. He was a principal in the Henderson County Public School System for 18 years before retiring in 1988. He was a member of Fist Baptist Church where he was a member of the Lightseekers Sunday School Class. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Fred was a member of the Western North Carolina Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, served on the board of directors of the Educational Foundation of Henderson County Public Schools, was past president of the Western District Retired School Personnel, was part of the Johnson Farm Advisory Committee and a charter member of Green River Volunteer Fire Dept.
Survivors include his loving wife of 38 years, Katharine Hazeltine Taylor; two sons, Frederick E. Taylor, Jr. of Washington, DC, and David F. Taylor of Charlotte; two brothers, Carl T. Taylor and James C. Taylor of Tuxedo; a sister, Thelma Taylor Lindsey of Tuxedo; two nephews, Keith Taylor and Bradford Lindsey; and a niece, Glenda Lindsey Smith.
Memorials may be made to the Educational Foundation of Henderson County Public Schools, 414 Fourth Ave. W., Hendersonville, NC 28739 or to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 312 Fifth Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC 28739.