The obituary, shown below, was originally published August 5, 2008 at DailyLocal.com
Kenneth Irving Taylor, 61, of Hershey, and formerly of Toughkenamon, passed away
on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was the husband of Corrie Brits of Cape Town, South Africa, and the stepfather of
Lourene and Attie, and he had two step-grandchildren.
He was the son of Irving Pierson Taylor and Mildred Guthrie Taylor.
He is survived by his brothers, James P. Taylor, Sr. (Vera) of Landenberg and Ralph W. Ritter Jr. (Martha) of Cochranville,
a nephew, James P. Taylor Jr. (Alli), and a niece, Lisa R. Taylor.
He graduated from Kennett High School in 1964.
After graduation, he served in the U.S. Air Force in Japan for three years as an aircraft electronic technician.
He was employed as an imaging clinical service engineer for many years in foreign
countries as well as the U.S. He returned to the U.S. in 2004 to work for Aramark.
Services will be private.
Contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1615 West Chester Pike,
West Chester, PA 19382 or the Toughkenamon Presbyterian Church, 147 Church St.,
Toughkenamon, PA 19374.