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Cynthia Elvinia "Vinie" Taylor, 94 of Sand Ridge, died at 11:55 am Saturday, January 23, 2010 in Sand Ridge. Vinie was born July 18, 1915 in Sand Ridge Township, Jackson County, Illinois, a daughter to the late Benjamin and Elsie (Smith) Ticer. She was married to Charles W. Taylor on August 3, 1933 in Murphysboro; Charles preceded her in death on December 31, 1995. Vinie was a member of the Sand Ridge Baptist Church; she was a homemaker and had worked as a seamstress at the former Cal-Crest Outerwear in Murphysboro and had also worked as a cook at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. A funeral service of celebration will be at 1 pm Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Crawshaw Funeral Home in Murphysboro; Rev. Paul Hicks of Murdale Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park near Murphysboro. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 pm on Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are encouraged and may be made to the Illinois Masonic Children's Home in Murphysboro and will be accepted at the funeral home. Survivors include; four daughters and sons-in-law; Phyllis (Sheilds) and Ken Verseman of Gorham, IL., Margaret and Charles Valier of Mt. Vernon, IN., Laura and Gary Hollmann of Jacob, IL., and Marilyn and Harold Fritsche of Prescott, AZ., three sons and three daughters-in-law; Charles Jr. and Patricia Taylor of Highland, IL., Ted W. and Mary Taylor of Belleville, IL., and Thomas and Lynn Taylor of Marion, IL. 23 grand children, 58 great grand children and 3 great great grand children. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by one grandson; Michael Fritsche, one infant granddaughter; Mary Sue Taylor, one son-in-law; Richard Shields, one sister, two brothers, one step-sister, and one step-brother.

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