Minnie B. Taylor1,2,3

F, (25 January 1907 - 25 August 2005)
     Minnie B. Taylor was born on 25 January 1907 at Tivoli, Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1,3 She was the daughter of George Mifflin Taylor and Tolie Reese.1 Minnie B. Taylor married, at age 30, George Hetner Roller, age 31, son of John N. Roller and Sarah Matilda Hetner, on Saturday, 5 June 1937.2,1 Minnie B. Taylor died on 25 August 2005 at Roseview Manor, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 98 years and 7 months.1,3 She was buried on 29 August 2005 in the Wildwood Cemetery, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Peter C. Wilson.1
     Minnie B. Taylor appeared on the census of 14 January 1920 in the household of George Mifflin Taylor and Tolie Reese at Tivoli, Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary was published on 27 August 2005 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:

     Minnie B. Roller, 98, formerly of Harding Avenue, Williamsport, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at Roseview Center.

     Born Jan. 25, 1907, in Tivoli, Pa., she was the daughter of George Mifflin Taylor and Tolie Reese Taylor.

     She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, George H. Roller.

     Mrs. Roller was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Woman’s Club and the Williamsport Hospital Auxiliary, and a former member of the Clio Club, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Ladies Auxiliary to Baldwin II Commandery.

     Surviving her are a daughter, Nancy and her husband, James K. Roberge, of Lincoln, Mass; a grandson, James D. Roberge, and his wife, Tris, of Murrysville, Pa; a granddaughter, Dr. Anne E. Roberge, and her husband, Edward Cheal, of Duxbury, Mass; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

     A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the James C. Maneval Funeral Home, 500 W. Fourth St., with the Rev. Peter C. Wilson officiating. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. A visitation hour at 10 a.m. will be held before the service. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery.

     In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to Calvary Baptist Church, 42 Washington Blvd., Williamsport, PA 17701.1
The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Minnie as Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.3

Child of Minnie B. Taylor and George Hetner Roller

Last Edited=25 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. [S672] Minnie B. Roller obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 27 August 2005. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  2. [S1368] George H. Roller obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, April 1992. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Lena [Hafer] Bower (1915-1998). Viewed at her home, RD #5 (now Bower Road), Williamsport, PA in September of 1993, by Kevin Sholder. The scrapbook that contains this article is now owned by her daughter. Phyllis Jane Bower, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
  3. [S1313] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.com> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, 15 October 2007 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. MINNIE B ROLLER, birth listed as 25 Jan 1907, died listed as 25 Aug 2005 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Lincoln, Middlesex, MA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 25 Nov 2007.