John Kenneth Taliaferro, 63, of Brownwood, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2013, in Odessa, Texas.
John was born in Odessa to Marquis and Dorothy Taliaferro on October 6, 1950. He graduated from Odessa High School and attended Howard Payne University. John served as the Vice-President of Operations for Texas Reamer Company. He was then the owner and President of Orion Industries until his retirement. John was an avid outdoorsman and pilot who enjoyed flying, scuba diving, sports fishing, tennis, and hunting. He was also a loving father and grandfather. In the last years of his life, John lived in Brownwood, caring for his parents.
John is survived by his son Chris Taliaferro and wife, Cheryl;daughter Jennifer Henager and husband, Chris; daughterMichelle Munos and husband, Jason; parents Marquis and Dorothy Taliaferro; brother Marquis Taliaferro, Jr. and wife, Hattie; sister Charlotte Theaux and husband, Eugene; and grandchildren Madison and John Samuel Taliaferro and Ethan and Jaxon Henager.
The funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2, 2013, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brownwood with Mark Blau from Menard officiating.
