JOHN POWELL TALIAFERRO, age 70 of Smyrna, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. He was a native of Eagleville and the son of the late Powell D. and Blanche Taylor Taliaferro. Funeral service will be 3:00pm Saturday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Kenneth Victory and Rev. Peter Ferguson will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his wife: Patricia Adam Taliaferro, son, John P. Taliaferro, Jr and his wife Rhonda of Sugar Hill, GA, daughters, Cindy Smith and her husband Dow of Smyrna, Wendy Petzoldt and her husband Duane of Jackson, MO, uncle, Robert Taylor of College Grove, and four grandchildren, Harris Smith, Mitchell Smith, Avery Petzoldt, and Olivia Petzoldt. Mr. Taliaferro was a 1958 graduate of Smyrna High School. He attended Middle Tennessee State University and went on to be a 1963 graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Pharmacy. He was owner of Lavergne Pharmacy and Market from 1973 until his retirement in 1996. He also was co owner of P & B Market and Taliaferro Market in Smyrna. Mr. Taliaferro served his country in the US Army and Tennessee Army National Guard. He was a member of the Sam Davis Masonic Lodge and founding director of Citizens Central Bank in Smyrna and Murfreesboro. Pallbearers will be Tom Worthington, Bob Gwynne, Bill Taylor, Tommy Floyd, Bud Kilgrow, Sam Barnes Coleman, Ed Bissell, Frank Johns, Paul Johns, and Kenneth Victory. Memorials may be made to the University of Tennessee School of Pharmacy in Memphis or to the charity of your choice. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 pm Friday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. 615-459-3254. www.woodfinchapel.com