Celebration of life will be held on December 29, 2019, from 1-5pm at the Eagles in Bloomington IL.
Virginia was born July 26, 1939 in Lily, IL. to Albert and Agnes P. (Corthous) Remus. She married Wilbur (Bill) Taylor and is survived by her two wonderful daughters Debra (Taylor) Long of Normal IL and Vicky (Gene) (Coomes) Taylor of Roanoke IL. Virginia is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Nicole (Eric) Cusac of Wenona, IL, Ginger (Powell) Long of Bloomington, IL, Russell (Melissa) Long of Bloomington IL, Jamie (Tanner) Thoman of Pontiac, IL, Jonathon Long of Normal, IL, Travis Coomes of Bloomington, IL, Holly (A.J.) Turpin of Bloomington IL, Rebecca (Becca) Long of Normal, Joseph Long and Taylor Long of Normal, IL; 19 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
She was also survived by her two brothers and two sisters Jim (Linda) Remus of Hopedale, IL, Gary Remus of Danvers, IL, Carol Hafley of Bloomington, IL, and Shirley Voss of Springfield, IL.
Virginia was preceded in death by her three brothers Alfred, Arthur, and Robert and two sisters Mildred and June; along with her special angel Donna.
Virginia worked at Gailey Eye Clinic in Bloomington, IL, for ten years and Beer Nuts (Shirks Products) for over two decades into her retirement. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She loved spending quality time with her family. Virginia loved all kinds of music. One of her favorite songs was Amazing Grace. She loved everything strawberries. Her favorite color was pink but came to love the color yellow also. She loved to tell everyone her grandkids, great grandkids, and great great grandkids birthdays and knew all thirty-one of them by heart. She was beautiful, funny, smart, kind, loving, and always there to help her family and friends. Virginia was so very loved and blessed. She was the glue to our family and will be deeply missed. You may leave condolences via this website.
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