She was born in Bloomington on Nov. 24, 1916 to John Herbert and Mary Ann Helen Louise Coup Taylor. She married Edgar Melvin Burgess on April 25, 1938 in Decatur. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1988. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carole Jayne Burgess and 12 siblings.
Surviving are her children, Milton Edgar (Laura Corum) Burgess of Bloomington, Carrie Ann (Larry) Houston of Bloomington, Connie Adele Becker of Normal and Colene (Colleen) Fike of Clark, Mo; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Elsie Price of Tennessee; two brothers, Ben Taylor Sr. and Wilbur Dean Taylor, both of Bloomington and many nieces, nephews and friends.
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
She was born in Bloomington on Nov. 24, 1916 to John Herbert and Mary Ann Helen Louise Coup Taylor. She married Edgar Melvin Burgess on April 25, 1938 in Decatur. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1988. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carole Jayne Burgess and 12 siblings.
Surviving are her children, Milton Edgar (Laura Corum) Burgess of Bloomington, Carrie Ann (Larry) Houston of Bloomington, Connie Adele Becker of Normal and Colene (Colleen) Fike of Clark, Mo; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Elsie Price of Tennessee; two brothers, Ben Taylor Sr. and Wilbur Dean Taylor, both of Bloomington and many nieces, nephews and friends.
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL
Family Members
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Howard Clay Taylor
1915–1999
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Rosemond Alvina Taylor Sheets
1918–2005
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Clara May Taylor Ross
1920–2010
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Benjamin Franklin Taylor Sr
1921–2013
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Elsie Marie Taylor Price
1923–2018
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George Wesley Taylor
1926–1945
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Charles A. "Hoot" Taylor Sr
1928–1980
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Mary Louise Taylor Hodge
1930–1996
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Helen Rosella Taylor Shaffer
1932–1996
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Delmar Lee Taylor
1935–2007
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Jack E Taylor
1938–2008
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