Weldon Taylor

Weldon was a fourth generation Burnet County resident. His forbears settled on the prairie at Gum Springs which became known as Taylor’s Gin, and later became Briggs, Texas.

Weldon joined the army at age 18 and fought in the American Theatre Campaign in World War II. Among the medals he received were the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for wounds received at the Battle of the Bulge.

He was in the wholesale gasoline business with his brother, Curtis Taylor, for almost 30 years in Ft. Stockton, Texas before moving to the Marble Falls area in 1983. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Marble Falls.

Weldon’s survivors include his wife of 69 years, Edna Earle Taylor; daughter, LaJuan “Lou” Burriss and husband, George, of Marble Falls and son Phil Taylor, and wife, Mary Kay, of Anchorage, Alaska. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and a host of nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Moab and Eva Taylor; son, Dr. Jim Taylor, and nine brothers and sisters.

Funeral service will be Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, Marble Falls. Graveside service will be at 4:30 PM at Andice Cemetery, Andice, Texas.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, David Burriss, Joe Swynnerton, Eli Burriss, Jeremy Taylor, Brit Davis and great grandsons, Tim Burriss and Pfc. Daniel Burriss,U.S.M.C.

Condolences may be offered at www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com