Robert Rolland Taylor went home to his Lord and Savior on May 29, 2006 at the age of 67 in Dallas, OR. Visitation will be from noon until 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 5, 2006 at the Black Hills Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Sturgis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the funeral home with Deacon LeRoy DeCory as the celebrant. Burial will follow 11:30 a.m. at the Black Hills National Cemetery, with full military honors provided by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. He was born on September 17, 1938 in Ft. Yates, ND to Claude and Clara (Bear King) Taylor. Robert grew up in Ft. Yates and after high school graduation he attended Aberdeen School of Commerce earning a degree in accounting. He served in the US Army from 1962-1964 in Germany. After returning home he met and married Betty Thunderbull on August 15, 1964 in Aberdeen, SD. Robert enjoyed a long and successful career in Indian Health Services retiring as Service Unit Director in 1988. Robert enjoyed golfing, fishing, bowling, horseback riding and camping. He attended the Catholic Church. Robert is survived by his wife Betty Taylor of Dallas, OR, his daughter Michelle (Larry) Smith of Dallas, OR, his four sisters, Ramona Thompson, Claudette Moran, Mary Miller, and Valarie Voegle, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.