"Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at St. James Baptist Church for Bobby Taylor, 23, of 1510 Belle St., Alton, who died Wednesday [Nov. 16, 1977] at Alton Memorial Hospital.
"The Rev. Abraham Byrd officiated and burial was in Upper Alton Cemetery.
"Born in Alton, he was employed by Shell Oil Co.
"Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor of Alton; two daughters, LaKisha and Shawna, both of Alton; two brothers, Willie Taylor of Alton and Aubrey Taylor of Los Angeles, Calif; and five sisters, Jessie Mae Turner, Georgia Mae Davis, Kate Ann Vaughn and Lois Taylor, all of Alton, and Mrs. Artie Green of Los Angeles.
"Officer Funeral Home, East St. Louis, was in charge of arrangements and a coroner's inquest is pending. "
Ruth E Mitchell (Bell)
The obituary in the Telegraph says:"Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at St. James Baptist Church for Bobby Taylor, 23, of 1510 Belle St., Alton, who died Wednesday [Nov. 16, 1977] at Alton Memorial Hospital.
"The Rev. Abraham Byrd officiated and burial was in Upper Alton Cemetery.
"Born in Alton, he was employed by Shell Oil Co.
"Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor of Alton; two daughters, LaKisha and Shawna, both of Alton; two brothers, Willie Taylor of Alton and Aubrey Taylor of Los Angeles, Calif; and five sisters, Jessie Mae Turner, Georgia Mae Davis, Kate Ann Vaughn and Lois Taylor, all of Alton, and Mrs. Artie Green of Los Angeles.
"Officer Funeral Home, East St. Louis, was in charge of arrangements and a coroner's inquest is pending. "