Eric Taylor | Backroads News

Eric Lee Taylor was born on Dec. 11, 1971, in Vancouver, Washington, to Gary & Darlene (Samuelson) Taylor. He died Nov. 1, 2022.

He grew up on the family farm near Palmer and graduated from Linn High School in 1990. He then attended Beloit Vo-Tech and Salina Vo-Tech, receiving certificates in welding and HVAC.

He was a member of the Vintage Faith Church of Manhattan and went on many mission trips, including Guatemala.

He was the fifth generation on the family farm and was a member of the Palmer Volunteer Fire Department.

He was preceded in death by his father Gary. He is survived by his mother, Darlene, of Palmer; brother, Ian and his wife Krista, of Callaway, Neb., and nephews, Cooper, of Clifton, and Eli, of Salina.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 10 am at the LCL Buffalo Ranch, rural Clifton. Burial will follow at the IOOF Cemetery north of Clifton.

Memorials are requested to the Vintage Faith Church or the Palmer Volunteer Fire Dept., and may be sent in care of the funeral home.

Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the Taylor family with these arrangements, www.tibbettsfischerfuneralhome. com

Washington County News • Nov. 10, 2022