Joan "Jo" Taylor was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania on October 21, 1935, where she continued to live until 1967. She married John Middleton, Jr. in 1952, and they had three children: Gary Middleton, Nancy (Kruse), and Cindy (Belford). After Johnny's passing in 1967, they moved to Brunswick, Ohio to be closer to her family. In 1969 she met and married Robert Taylor, who had two sons: Rob and Russ. In 1970 they all moved to Las Vegas. In 1986, Jo and Bob moved to California, and then in 1991 they moved to Puyallup, Washington. In the late 1990's they returned to Las Vegas. Joan is survived by her husband Bob, all 5 children, 7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, sister Bonnie Woodworth, and brother Donald Moore. She was preceded in death by one brother, Ronald Rhodenizer.