In memory of

Charles "Kansas" Benjamin Taylor, IV

Lawrence, KS

August 21, 1981 - February 27, 2022

Aug 21, 1981 - Feb 27, 2022

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In memory of

Charles "Kansas" Benjamin Taylor, IV

Passed

February 27, 2022
Born

August 21, 1981
Resided

Lawrence, KS

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It is with the greatest sorrow and pain unimaginable that we share our heartbreak… we have lost our sweet Kansas.

We take solace in knowing he is at peace and free from pain. This knowledge is the only way we can bear the stark, agonizing absence of our gentle, wild man.

Please hold our family up in prayer over the coming days as we learn to navigate a world without him. He was a wonderful human.

And please, hold each other up in love.

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Charles B. Taylor IV, age 40, passed on February 27, 2022. He arrived into this world on August 21, 1981, born to Charles and Deborah Taylor in Lawrence, KS.

Kansas, as he was known, was always deeply involved in agricultural pursuits. At an early age, Kansas reveled in selling sweet corn, from the fruits of the family land in Wabaunsee County, at the Emporia Farmers Market. From riding Ruth, the mule to accompanying his father …

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