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Curtis Victor Taylor, 84, of Tunnelton, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, in the William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital in Weston.
He was born in Masontown April 1, 1942, a son of the late Emily Demoin and Vivian Agnes Taylor.
Curtis was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and stepfather.
He held several jobs during his life; he was a dispatcher for the sheriff's office, a salesman for Equitable Life Insurance Company, and then worked security for gas wells and lastly security at Whitetail Coal Company.
Curtis is survived by his beloved wife of 23 years, Carolyn G. Buckingham Taylor; his children, Laschelle McKay and husband Thomas, Lynette Chambers and husband Darrell, Leanne Taylor, Victoria Catlett and husband Chris, Kurtis Taylor, Matthew Taylor and wife Stephanie; stepchildren, Edward Moran and companion Hayley Miller, Loretta Sapp, Mary Jane Owens and husband Frank, Larry Moran, and Debbie McGill and husband Keith; nine grandchildren; many stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Albert Taylor and wife Diane; and three sisters, Dixie Radabaugh, Shirley Urso and Ellen Michaels.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Sandra Shultz Tenney; one son, Alan Curtis Taylor; his brothers, Vance "Pete" Taylor, Dennis Taylor, Joseph Taylor, Sunday Taylor, Sr., and John Taylor; and two sisters, Velma "Sissy" Taylor and Wilma Gamble.
Friends may call at the Field Funeral Home in Masontown Friday, November 6, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, November 7, from 10 until the 11 a.m. time of service, with the Rev. Ray Frankhouser officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Herring.
Condolences may be extended to the family at www.fieldfuneralhome.com