Naomi Goff Merriam Taylor Obituary

Naomi Goff Merriam Taylor attended Zanesville High School in Zanesville, OH. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Naomi Goff Merriam Taylor.

Graduation Year	Class of 1940
Date of Passing	Jun 15, 2010
About	Naomi Goff Merriam Taylor, 88, of Springfield, Ohio, formally of Zanesville, died at 6:05 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at the Patriot Ridge Community Nursing Home in Fairborn, Ohio. She was born March 30, 1922, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Richard Edward & Iola May Turner Goff. She was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ and the Order of the Eastern Star #52. Surviving are three sons, Robert Merriam of California, Larry (Kaye) Merriam of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Richard (Susan) Merriam of McDonough, Georgia; a daughter, Rebecca (Larry) Updyke of Springfield, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Michael Merriam, Lara (Ed) Smith, Christopher Merriam, Jennifer Merriam, Jonathan (Colleen) Updyke, Brian (Stacey) Updyke, Tiffiany (Keith) Zaberoski and Renee Taylor; twelve great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Ann Taylor Goff of Zanesville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert E. Merriam, who died in 1964; her second husband, James C.L. Taylor, who died in 2006; a sister, Ruth Linn; and a brother, Richard Goff. Burial will follow at Zanesville Memorial Park Cemetery.