Daniel Eugene Taylor Obituary

Obituary provided by Charlotte Patterson

IN MEMORY OF LITTLE DAN TAYLOR

On Saturday afternoon at six o’clock, November 9, 1940, the angel of death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Taylor and claimed their only precious child, Daniel Eugene and bore his soul away to Heaven.
Dan was born March 2, 1936, at druid City Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. At the time of his death, was four years, eight months and seven days old. He was christened, which dedicated his life to God and at the age of seven months.

We cannot understand why he was taken at such a tender age, yet we know that God works in a mysterious way His wonders to perform, and though it breaks our hearts, we shall bow humbly to His will. Dan had always been in perfect health until February of this year when he was stricken with tumors of cancerous formation in his sinuses. E-ray treatments drove these out of his head, but they came back in his abdomen, forming an active cancer, causing his death. All that mortal hands could do could not save him. He bore his suffering bravely, never complaining, never crying and even at his tender age, loved to attend Sunday School and church.

Dan was sweet tempered and a lovable child, always ready to divide whatever he had with other children and people.

His body was laid to rest beneath a mound of beautiful flowers in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Nov. 11, at 12 o’clock noon. Rev. H. E. Davidson conducting his funeral and Stabler of Aliceville in charge.

Active pallbearers were, Messers. Homer Carpenter, Ormand Williams, Joe Leavelle, Walter Jacobs Jr., Rhodes Taylor and Otis Earl Jacobs. Little Buddie Gandy and Cornelius Gandy followed the honorary pallbearers, who were Messr. Walter Jacobs, Sr., Sam Richardson, Howard Reynolds, Charles Henderson, Robert Carpenter and Walter Hamilton.

You are gone, but not forgotten, our darling one and we shall ever miss you. We cannot bring you back to this earth, but some day we shall come to you, and clasp you in our arms again, forever in a world far better than this. We know that you are just another jewel in Heaven.

May your loved ones rest in comfort,
And wait the Master’s call,
‘Tis better to love and lose
Than never to love at all.

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