Idaho County Free Press - Jan. 18, 1934
ANNA BELLE TAYLOR
Mrs. Anna Taylor, wife of Frank
L. Taylor, stockman of Salmon River, died at the home of her son, Josh
Alkire, at Riggins Monday, January 15. Mrs. Taylor was born in Mt.
Vernon, Indiana, in 1865. She came west to the Salmon river country
in 1880, and in 1883 was married to George Alkire. To this union
four children were born, two of whom still survive, George L. and Josh
Alkire, both of Riggins.
Mr. Alkire passed away in 1916,
and in 1922 she was married to Frank L. Taylor. Besides her husband
and two sons she is survived by five step-children; Maurine Anscomb and
miss Tryphena Taylor, both of Los Angeles; Lester Taylor, Joseph; Everett
and Evan Taylor of White Bird; fourteen grand-children and seven great
grand children.
Funeral services were held at the
home of Tony Gordon at John Day, Tuesday afternoon, under auspices of the
Hancock Funeral Home, and burial was in the John Day cemetery. Rev.
Sydney A. Walker officiated at the services.
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