Stanley Arthur Taylor, 76, passed away on Monday, Feb. 11, 2006, at Franciscan Hospice House in University Place, Wash.

He was born on July 29, 1929, in Kalispell, the son of Jacob Ross and Amy (Cornell) Taylor. Stanley received his early education in Kalispell.

At an early age he worked on the Hungry Horse Dam and in the forest doing logging. Stanley joined the Army during the Korean Conflict and served his country for two years.

While stationed at Niagra Falls, N.Y., he met and married Mary McCully on July 4, 1953.

After the service, the couple moved back to the Flathead Valley where Stanley worked as a mechanic at numerous businesses all over the valley. He worked for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant until his retirement in 1990.

Stanley was an active member of the Christian Science Church which was a very important part of his life. He enjoyed restoring cars and would put his hand to anything that needed fixing up.

Stanley was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and one brother.

He is survived by his three children, Alan Taylor and wife, Deana, of Kalispell, Les Taylor and wife, Karen, of Columbia Falls, and Elaine Hageman and husband, Jerry, of Auburn, Wash.; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; two brothers, Forrest and Paul Taylor; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Stanley will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, in the Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow at the Glacier Memorial Gardens.

Johnson Mortuary and Crematory is caring for Stanley's family.