IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Taylor Mcwilliams

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Potter

Jul 1, 2012 — Dec 6, 2011

Obituary

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 Pasqua I Street, Pasadena, CA 91107. A second memorial service will be held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday August 26, 2012, at the State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave., State College, PA; followed by a reception of friends at the church. A graveside committal service will follow at 4:30 p.m. at the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, W. Church St. Centre Hall. Contributions in his memory may be made to Vista Grove Homes, 2889 San Pasqual Street, Pasadena, CA 91107. An on line guest book can be signed or condolences sent to the family at www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com
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