Virginia A. Taylor

North Smithfield - Virginia A. (Manocchio) Taylor, 79, of North Smithfield died Sunday, May 19, 2024 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond Taylor, Jr.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Joseph and Edith (Roy) Manocchio, she had resided in Lincoln for many years before moving to North Smithfield ten years ago.
Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of the former St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and embarked on a long career as a licensed practical nurse at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence, Tavares Pediatric Center, Providence and the Visiting Nurse Association, Woonsocket before retiring.
Virginia loved the beach, and was a longtime member of the Carpenters Beach Meadow Association, Wakefield. She was a master knitter, and will be known for her kindness and caring nature, and as a happy independent person who was always the life of the party.
She is survived by her daughter, Jaime Andrews and her husband Christopher Gagnon, of Foster; her son, Raymond J. Taylor, and his wife Molly, of Gotha, Florida; two sisters, Joanne Noonan, and her husband Joe, of Providence, and Catherine Imondi, and her husband Raymond, of Smithfield; one brother, Raymond Manocchio and his wife Candice of Augusta, Maine; eight grandchildren, Joseph Taylor, Isaac Taylor, Joshua Taylor, Luke Taylor, and his wife Alena, Mary Beth Taylor, Samantha Counts, and her husband James, Stephen Andrews, and Jacquelyn Andrews; and her great granddaughter, Stella Maris Taylor. She was the mother of the late Joseph Taylor.
Her funeral service will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:00 pm in Bellows Funeral Chapel, 160 River Road, Lincoln. Family and friends are invited, and may attend visiting hours prior to the service from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. For directions or to leave a message of condolence, please visit www.bellowsfuneralchapel.com.
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