MR. TED WAYNE TAYLOR, 48, of Jerseyville, IL and formerly of Pittsfield, IL died Sunday, January 10, 2010 in Jerseyville, IL.  He was born on September 14, 1961, in Flagstaff. AZ to Charles Wesley and Rosalie F. Higdon Taylor.  He married Melanie Fisher on June 20, 1992 in White Hall, IL, and she survives.  Mr. Taylor worked as a carpenter.  He enjoyed mushrooming, listening to country music, dancing, horse back riding, fishing and being outdoors.   

Mr. Taylor is survived by his mother, Rose Martin, of  Pittsfield, IL, his wife, Melanie of Jerseyville, IL, two daughters, Amber Marie Daugherty of Ada, OK, and Christine Rose Taylor of Jerseyville, IL, two step children, Jacob Fisher of Pittsfield, IL, and Megan Fisher of White Hall, IL, two brothers, Randy Shoemaker of Griggsville, IL and Charles D. Taylor of White Hall, IL  and three sisters, Sandra Taylor of Pittsfield, IL, Brenda Carmichael of Griggsville, IL, and Melanie R. Springman of Greenfield, IL,  and three grandchildren.  

He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Julie Rebecca.  

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield, Illinois where friends may call from 2 until 3 p.m.  Cremation rites will be accorded and his ashes will be scattered at his favorite mushrooming spot.  

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