William E. Talbot, 74, of 86 Cherry St., a longtime landscape gardener, died
Saturday in Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after a short illness.  He leaves his wife of 52 years, Barbara (Hurd) Talbot; three daughters, JoAnne Perron of Homosassa, Fla.,  Sandra Talbot of Ridgefield, Wash., and Luanne Tucker of Oakfield, Maine; a brother, George R. Talbot of El Paso, Texas; a grandson; two nephews and a niece. He was born in Spencer, son of Edward J. and Ethel B. (Swallow) Talbot.  He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe.  Mr. Talbot was a landscape gardener for Bemis Farms Nursery for 27 years, retiring in 1980.  He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Gaudette-Kirk Post 138, American Legion.  A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. June 15 in Pillsbury Funeral Home, 163 Main St. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.