Taylor honored at retirement

Family, friends, and co-workers of Cordell Taylor of Jonesboro gathered at the home of boss logging contractor Steven Gaar on Saturday, October 28, to recognize Taylor on his retirement after 44 years of logging.

Taylor and his brother, Garland, began hauling short wood to the Hodge paper mill in 1962. Later, in 1968, they began hauling for Glenn Futch of Winnfield to furnish stock for a chip mill.

His longest period of service was with Willamette Industries, as a company driver hauling to mills in the North Louisiana area. After Weyerhaeuser acquired Willamette, Taylor began hauling for Steven Gaar of Dodson, where he has worked for the past three years.

At the catered fish fry, Gaar presented Taylor with a Cajun Cooker for a favorite hobby, frying fish. Taylor said he expects to do some fishing, and yard work which he also enjoys. The Taylors live on Highway 4 between Jonesboro and Weston. He and his wife, Carolyn,m have two children, a son and a daughter, and five grandchildren. Son Tim, a business management graduate of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, is quality control manager at Weyerhaeuser's Dodson, Louisiana sawmill.


Three generations of the Cordell Taylor family were present at his retirement party at contractor Steven Gaar's home north of Dodson last month. From left, front row, are grandson Evan Taylor, Mrs. Carolyn Taylor, and granddaughter Gabrielle Gresham. From left, standing, are Stan Gresham, Tim Taylor, Kim Gresham, Niki Taylor, Gavin Gresham, Cordell Taylor, and Selby Gresham. A granddaughter, Amber Gresham, a student at Louisiana Tech, was not able to attend.		  
Steven Gaar, Dodson logging contractor, presents Cordell Taylor a retirement gift of a Cajun deep-fry cooker during an informal fish-fry dinner at the Gaar home north of Dodson last month.

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