Dentist's Widow Was on School Board for Nine Years

Mrs. Florence Wiss Taylor of 84 Farley Road, Short Hills, a former member of the Millburn Board of Education and active in a number of community groups, died today at her home after a long illness. She was the widow of Dr. William Denton Taylor, a dentist who practiced in Newark.

Mrs. Taylor was born in Newark, daughter of the late Frederick C.J. Wiss, founder of the Wiss Cutlery company in Newark, and the late Mrs. Charlotte Wiss. She was educated in the Newark public schools and was graduated from Barrington High School and Wellsley College in 1910, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Mrs. Taylor served on the Millburn Board of Education for nine years in the 1930s and was vice president of the board for the last year of her term.

She was a past president of Neighborhood House in Millburn, the Wellsley Club of New Jersey and the Garden Study Club of Short Hills and was serving as chairman of the fund drive of the class of 1910 at Wellsley.

Memberships

She also was a member of the ration board in Millburn during World War II, and a member of the Baltusrol Golf Club, where she was a past chairman of the ladies golf committee; the Pinehurst, N.C., Golf Club, Twig Number 9 at Overlook Hospital, Summit, and Christ Church in Short Hills.

Mrs. Taylor lived in Newark until 1928 when she moved to Short Hills.

She leaves two sons, Frederick F. of Madison and William S. of Summit, and four grandchildren.

Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in Smith & Smith Suburban, 415 Morris Ave., Springfield.

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TAYLOR–Florence Wiss, at her home, 84 Farley Rd., Short Hills, N.J., on Thursday, January 10, 1963, wife of the late Dr. William Denton Taylor; mother of Frederick F. and William S. Taylor; grandmother of 4 grandchildren. Funeral service at Smith and Smith (Suburban), 415 Morris Ave., Springfield, on Monday, January 14, at 2 P.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment private. In lieu of flowers contributions to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated. Friends may call after 2 P.M. Sunday.