Robert Jack Taylor

   Robert (Bob) Jack Taylor passed away at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello, Idaho, August 20, 2024, at the age of 91.  He was born in Watts, Oklahoma, December 11, 1932, to Lester Lovell Taylor and Melva Eleanor Sullens Taylor. He was the oldest child followed by two siblings who are still living in California.  His sister Lula Thomasson and brother Frank Taylor.

   Bob met Doris Louise Portenier in Glendale, AZ and they married June 12, 1952.  In 1969 their family was sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple.  Bob joined the Navy and the newlywed couple moved to California

   Three daughters were born to this union to complete their family.  Deborah (Greg) Sievers of Lewisville, ID; Evelyn (Kevin) Grumbling of Kennewick, WA; and Brenda (Corey) Kunz of Soda Springs, ID.  His descendants include 12 grandchildren, and 37 great-grandchildren.

   He was preceded in death by his wife Doris Louise Portenier Taylor and granddaughter Candace Hamilton.

    He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and had a firm testimony of the Book of Mormon and loved to read 3 Nephi often.  Bob’s love for hunting and fishing motivated a move for his family to northern Idaho from California and eventually moved to Montpelier, Idaho, where he and his wife opened Taylor’s Sporting Goods store in 1974 until their retirement.

   Bob was quoted as saying, “I’d rather hunt than fish; I’d rather fish than do anything else”. That one line truly sums up Bob’s favorite lifetime activity.

   Funeral services will be on Friday, August 30, 2024. The viewing starts at 10:30 a.m. with funeral services at 11:00 a.m. at Schwab-Matthews Mortuary. 702 Clay St., Montpelier, Idaho.

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