Robert Taliaferro

Robert Elsworth “Bob” Taliaferro, Jr. of Kennesaw, GA, formerly of Dalton, GA, died on Thursday, November 8, 2007. He was born in Memphis, TN, May 6, 1922, the son of Jeanne Morris Taliaferro Crawford and Robert E. Taliaferro, Sr. He was a graduate of Central High School in Memphis and of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He and his wife, Virginia “Peggy” Hughes Taliaferro, raised their family in Dalton, after living briefly in Memphis. He was a Vice President of Crown Cotton Mills in Dalton, and retired from Apollo Textiles in 1987. He was proud of his military service in World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force as a fighter-bomber pilot. He was an avid golfer, and an active member of First United Methodist Church in Dalton, where he was a member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class.

In addition to his wife, he leaves two daughters, Jeanne Cole and her husband, Dr. Jim F. Cole, of Marietta, GA, and Kate Leanos and her husband, Bill, of Kennesaw, GA. He also leaves two sons, Dr. Robert E. Taliaferro III of Dalton, and Michael H. Taliaferro and his wife, Melissa, of Marietta; a brother, Floyd E. Taliaferro and his wife Beverly, of Drasco, Arkansas; 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, at the First United Methodist Church chapel in Dalton. Visitation will precede the service from 12:30-2:00 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Dalton First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 627, Dalton, GA 30722. The Cremation Society of the South in Marietta, GA, 770-420-5557, is in charge of arrangements.
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This announcement courtesy of Love Funeral Home.