Donald M. Taylor

SALAMANCA — Donald M. Taylor, 86, of 8013 Old Route 17, Jimersontown, Town of Salamanca, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, at Buffalo General Hospital.

He was born March 22, 1939, in Salamanca, the son of the late Percy Shongo and Beulah L. Taylor.

Don attended Salamanca and South Dakota High Schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War in South Korea from Dec. 15, 1956, to Jan. 11, 1960, where he served as a military policeman.

He retired from the Iron Workers Local 6 in Buffalo, where he served as Journeyman from 1968 to 1994. He was a charter member of the Seneca Nation AIRVFD in Jimersontown, where he was a past chief and served on the board of directors.

He enjoyed watching his children and grandkids’ sporting events, hunting, fishing, football and NASCAR. He was also a member of the Salamanca John F. Ahrens VFW POST 5296 and the Hughes-Skiba American Legion Post 525

He is survived by a son, Dr. Michael (Holly Thompson) Spencer of Fair Haven; a daughter, Kari Taylor of Salamanca; eight grandchildren, Carli (Edward) Buffalo, Leigh (Les) McCumber, Lynsey (Louis) St. Germaine Jr., Taylor Sullivan, Dylan (Alyson) Taylor-Wolford, Reese Taylor, Quinn Taylor and Jacee McComber; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a brother, Dr. Robert Robinson of Charleston, S.C.; and two sisters, Mary Lou Stidd of Mt. Jewett, Pa. and Bonnie Taylor of Salamanca.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Norma J. (John) Taylor, whom he married April 7, 1962, and who predeceased him on Feb. 16, 2018; two daughters, Elaine Seymour and Sharyn Taylor; his twin brother, Ronald Taylor; and a sister, Sandra Maybee.

Family received relatives and friends in the family home Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, and Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Services were held Friday (Aug. 8, 2025). Burial would follow in the Taylor Family Cemetery, Jimersontown.

Memorials may be sent to the AIRVFD Jimersontown, Salamanca, NY 14779.

Arrangements are entrusted to the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church St., Randolph.

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