Thora Lorraine Learnard1

F, #6099, b. 14 May 1935, d. 22 June 2003
Father*Donald Stanley Learnard b. 18 Aug 1893, d. 19 Jan 1985
Mother*Thora Irene Wood b. 13 Aug 1903, d. 20 Feb 1954

Family

Kenneth Taylor b. 5 May 1931, d. 23 Aug 1997
Relationship5th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Thora Lorraine Learnard was born on 14 May 1935.1 She married Kenneth Taylor on 16 May 1959. She was 24. He was 28.2,1 Thora Lorraine Learnard lived at 81 Hillsdale Road, Medford, Massachusetts. She died on 22 June 2003 at age 68.3

     Obituary:
Of Medford formerly of Arlington, June 22. Wife of the late Kenneth G. Taylor who died in 1997. Beloved mother of Carol L. and her husband Edwin Burlew of Mesa, AZ, and Steven K. Taylor and his fiance Tonya Pino both of Medford. Devoted grandmother of Logan, Paige, and Colin Burlew. Loving sister of Marjorie Robinson of Cape Cod, Richard Learnard of So. Carolina, and the late Robert Learnard. Sister-in-law of Muriel Learnard of Maine. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.

Her funeral is Wednesday, June 25, at 10:00 AM in the First Baptist Church, Oakland St., Medford. Visiting hours Tuesday 4 to 7 in the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Avenue, MEDFORD, MA, phone (781) 395-0128. Interment in Woodbrook Cemetery, Woburn.

Active member of the First Baptist Church in Medford. Former employee of Jordan Marsh, Boston, Arlington School Cafeteria Dept., and Medford Cafeteria Dept.4

Census Summary

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Birth
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Death
2003

Census, Residence

Census1940Thora Lorraine Learnard appeared on the census of 1940 at 56 Green Street, Melrose, Massachusetts, in the household of Donald Stanley Learnard and Thora Irene Wood with Robert Guy Learnard, Richard Bradley Learnard and Marjorie Blanche Learnard.5
Census1950Thora Lorraine Learnard appeared on the census of 1950 at 23 Russell Terrace, Arlington, Massachusetts, in the household of Donald Stanley Learnard and Thora Irene Wood with Robert Guy Learnard, Richard Bradley Learnard and Maud Hattie Lawrence.6
Last Edited17 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S442] Letter, Marjorie Robinson to John Cardinal, April 30, 2001.
  2. [S217] Interview, Mary Margaret (Cloherty) Cardinal, March 4, 1999.
  3. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Thora Lorraine Learnard, also listed as Thora L. Taylor; Born: 14 May 1935; Died: 22 June 2003.
  4. [S680] Thora L. Taylor Death Notice, Legacy.com.
  5. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1613; ED: 9-367; Page: 13A; Lines: 18-23.
  6. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 3303; ED: 9-39; Sheet: 6.