William Franklin Taylor

Taylor, William Franklin "Bill", age 88 , of Bellbrook , passed away Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 at his home. He was born April 26th, 1928 to Raymond Taylor and Ruth (Mossbarger) Taylor. Bill served his country with honor in the U.S. Navy. He was formerly employed as a truck driver for Super Valu Distribution Center in Xenia. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Cathy Michelson and brother Ivan Taylor. Bill is survived by his wife Doris Jean (Comford), son William D. Taylor (Rose), daughters Denise Young (Ricky), Dawn Shover (Carl) and Tonya Disbrow; twelve grandchildren, Leizell, David, Michael, Nicole, Clint, Aaron, Zachary, Lindsay, Brett, Brittany, Trevor and Mitchell; nine great-grandchildren; five sisters Mona Francis, Roberta Hakes (David), Chloe Blazer, Wanda Fox and Charlene Weller (Larry); and several nieces and nephews. Bill loved to golf. He especially enjoyed golfing with his son, William, in Asia every year for the past 25+ years. He also loved growing a garden and could be seen giving his vegetables to friends and neighbors.The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 26th from 4-6 pm at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home, 92 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook where you are invited to attempt a putt in memory of Bill. Masonic Lodge #147 and Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton will be performing services Sunday at 6pm. Life celebration service will be held on Monday at 11:00 am at Conner & Koch with burial to follow at Valley View Memorial Gardens in Xenia. Military honors will be performed by the Naval Honor Guard at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Children's Shrine Hospital, 107 E First Street, Dayton, OH 45402. You are welcome to send a condolence or flowers, light a candle and share a story or picture about Bill at www.ConnerAndKoch.com. Copyright Notice © 2017 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

William Franklin Taylor

April 26, 1928 - March 22, 2017