J. N. Taylor

SAN ANGELO J.N. Taylor, 86, of Amarillo, died Sunday May 15, 2011. He was born to the late McKinley and Lady Taylor Nov. 9, 1924, in Bristow, Okla. J.N. graduated from Iraan High School in 1943. He served in the Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. Arapaho (ATF-68). He married Alma Gwendolyn White on Dec. 4, 1945, and they lived together in Iraan, Texas, before retiring to San Angelo in 1989. Gwen preceded him in death on Aug. 9, 2009. J.N. is survived by his four children, Cynthia and Robert Johnson of Amarillo, Steve and Delight Taylor of Hereford, Jay and Jena Taylor of Amarillo and Brett and Karen Taylor of Amarillo; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and his sister, Virginia Alden of Arlington, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the American Heart Association. Graveside service and burial is at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Restland Cemetery in Iraan, Texas. Services are under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home/Grape Creek.