Merritt Curtis Taggart Merritt Curtis “Curt” Taggart, 78, passed away on March 10, 2020. He was born Nov. 27, 1941, in Ithaca, N.Y. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Curt lived life to the fullest, even in the last few days fighting lung cancer. Curt made a living playing music. In that time he enjoyed and cherished each and every musician he had the privilege to work with. His other passion was working on cars with his son Toby. Curt leaves behind his wife, Cindy of 28 years; sons, Toby, Jacob, Kelly and Chip; daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer; grandson, Garrett; granddaughter, Miranda; brothers Wayne (Linda) Taggart and Terry Taggart; sisters, Penny Felix and Debbie (Paul) Gaines; stepmother, Barbara Taggart; his father and mother-in-law, Harry and Janyce Meredith; brother and sister-in-law, JJ and Bobbie Naranjo; brother-in-law, Glade Meredith; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; two sons, Cody and Ryan; and brother-in-law, Phil Felix. Silver Creek Mortuary handled the arrangements.
