Bloomington (IN) Weekly Star, August 5, 1932, p. 6. John E. Taggart, 54, Spanish-American war veteran, passed away suddenly last Friday evening at his home east of Nashville. He had been in poor health since April when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. He was a member of the U. S. War Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars having served as commander of both organizations. He was a member of the Christian Church and the I. O. O. F. here of which he was secretary at the time of his death. Funeral services were to be held Monday at 2 PM at Hege & Flanagan parlor at Columbus with Rev. Shockney in charge. Nashville Girl Scouts, of which his younger daughter was a member, were flower girls. War veterans acted as pallbearers and conducted the service at the grave. Burial was at Garland Brook Cemetery at Columbus.