Individual Details

Marriage

Name: Elizabeth J Yaw
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1954
Marriage Place: Sacramento, California, USA
Spouse: Taylor M Potter
Spouse Age: 27
State file # 74449

Death

Taylor McWilliams Potter
The Reverend Taylor McWilliams Potter July 1, 1927 - December 6, 2011 Taylor McWilliams Potter, 84, died peacefully on Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011, in Pasadena, Calif. Born in Centre Hall, July 1, 1927, to Nancy McWilliams and Henry (Harry) Potter, he was a carrier for the Centre Daily Times and manned the CDT tent at the Grange Fair. Taylor graduated from Centre Hall-Potter High School (1945), served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, received a B.S. in Architecture, Pennsylvania State University (1950), a Master's Degree in Divinity, San Francisco Theological Seminary (1954), and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship (1966). On Dec. 11, 1954, he married Elizabeth Joan Yaw of Sitka, Alaska. Taylor then began a lifelong career as an architect and minister. He built churches, hospitals, and schools as a missionary and architectural consultant completing over 120 projects in over 40 countries. As a Presbyterian minister, he served churches in California, Thailand, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Hawaii. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo; his children Terry, Dee Ann (Wylie), Lance, and Taylor; nine grandchildren; sister, Eleanor; brother, Bill; and many beloved nieces and nephews. While we are immeasurably saddened by our loss, we celebrate a life well lived in the service of God and filled with love and friendship. A memorial service will be held Dec. 29, 2011, at 3 p.m., in Marwick Hall, Monte Vista Grove Homes, 2889 San Pasqual Street, Pasadena, CA 91107. The family requests any memorial donations be sent to Monte Vista Grove Homes.
Published in Centre Daily Times on December 13, 2011