Wade DaJuan Taylor

August 21, 1972 – January 11, 2003

Wade D. (Alvin) Taylor, 30, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma, was the son of Donald Elijah Wade and Cassie M. (Copeland) Taylor. He was born on August 21, 1972, in Perry, Oklahoma, and died on Saturday, January 11, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Wade was a 1990 graduate of Perry High School and was currently working at Quebecor in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Army in Desert Storm. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry, Oklahoma.

Wade is survived by his fiancee, Tiffany Graef of Stillwater, Oklahoma; one son, Wade Dajuan Taylor, Jr. of Stillwater, Oklahoma; one daughter, Chianne Mone Taylor of Stillwater, Oklahoma; his father, Donald Wade Taylor of Perry, Oklahoma; his mother, Cassie Taylor of Perry, Oklahoma; six brothers, Randall Dale and Chris Dale, both of Perry, Oklahoma, Harold Dale of Los Angeles, California, Chris Dale of Spanaway, Washington, Shawn Dale of Tokyo, Japan and Donald Howard of Wichita, Kansas; four sisters, Greshon Dale of Stillwater, Oklahoma, LaWanda Lewis of Fairfield, California, Stacia Johnson of Omaha, Nebraska and Mary Taylor of Wichita, Kansas; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Durward Dale, and his grandparents.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2003, at the First Baptist Church in Perry, Oklahoma. Rev. Beula Lewis will be officiating. Interment will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.