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Everybody's comments describing Aunt Alma ring so very true. Her humor; guidance; wonderful fudge; treating everyone special; remembering birthdays; always being there; etc. Aunt Alma touched everyone's life in so many positive ways. I will forever be so grateful that Aunt Alma and Granny Chloe, during very difficult times for all, opened their hearts and their home to raise my Dad when he was a young boy. Many people were barely surviving those days and often had to make very difficult...

Art James III

October 02, 2012 | Scottsdale, AZ

As children we look forward to birthdays for the obvious reasons, but I also can recall the anticipation for my birthday and wanting to check the mailbox for the birthday card from Alma! Things did not change as I grew up and moved away from Charleston. Even though my address changed several times through the years, I could always count on that birthday card in the mailbox from Alma. I am so appreciative of Alma, her thoughtfulness, the cards and the positive impact that she has had on me...

Jared Ellison

September 25, 2012 | Savoy, IL

As a young children, my sister and I loved going to visit at Aunt Alma's. We played scrabble and Alma taught us, without trying, the many qualities of being a good person to ourselves and to others. Time spent with Alma was always fun. She had a wonderful sense of humor and did indeed make each person feel so special, as each one was in her life. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Marla (James) Carnes

September 24, 2012 | Mattoon, IL

Alma's Obituary

CHARLESTON – Alma Taylor, 97, of Charleston, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Charleston. Memorial gifts may be made to First Christian Church or to a charity of the donor's preference.

Alma was born August 11, 1915, in Coles County, the daughter of Calvin and Chloe James Taylor. Survivors include nieces and nephews Bonnie (Ron) Clark of Charleston; Richard (Jane) Taylor, Jim (Mary) Taylor, and Calvin (Nancy) Taylor, all of Oakland; Barbara (Gene) Abrams of Brookline, Mo.; Mary (Lindley) Steere of Peoria; Martha (Roy, deceased) Chamlee, Greenville, S.C.; Joyce (Bill) Gray, Anna Marie (James, deceased) Sessions, and Judy (Jerry) Preece, all of California.

Alma left 40 great-nieces and nephews, 112 great-great nieces and nephews, and 35 great-great-great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, three sisters, two nieces and one nephew.

She retired from Central Illinois Public Service after many years. She was a member of First Christian Church, where she was a long-time Sunday School treasurer and an office volunteer. She was a member of the Charleston Business and Professional Women's Club and member of the organization's Past-Presidents Club; a member of Entre Nous Club and a pinochle club.

Alma was "Aunt Alma" not only to her large family, but their friends as well. She was always "there" when someone needed help and was a quick and efficient worker. She never failed to send birthday cards to all of her family and friends, their children and grandchildren. For more than 50 years, she made many batches of fudge every Christmas, which she gave to family and friends, sending it to states throughout the country. A family member once estimated the total amount of fudge she made measured in tons.

Throughout her life, she somehow managed to make each one of her nieces and nephews believe that he or she was "the favorite one." She will be greatly missed.

Alma Taylor

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