1936
Nancy
2025
Nancy Taylor
November 27, 1936 — May 31, 2025
Nancy Warnick Taylor, 88, of Decatur, entered Heaven’s gates Saturday morning, May 31, 2025.
Visitation for Nancy will be 9:30 – 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Illini Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, Decatur, where she and her husband were members, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Nancy was born November 27, 1936, in Decatur, Ill., to Bob and Marjorie Warnick. She graduated from Warrensburg-Latham High School in 1954 and married James M. Taylor, her high school sweetheart, on Oct. 8, 1955. He wrote in his yearbook his ambition was to make a million dollars. She wrote in his yearbook, “I plan to spend Jim Taylor’s million dollars.” And she did. Not one to sit still, she embarked on a career that included stops at the Wabash Railroad Offices, Gebhart Motor Supply, and Decatur Memorial Hospital, until she landed in the banking industry. She retired from Busey Bank after many years.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Annette Taylor of Decatur; granddaughter Jennifer Taylor; grandson, Dustin Taylor; great-grandsons Aiden and Liam; brother, Gary Warnick; sisters, Joyce Johnston, Pegg Warnick and Carol Carlton.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Jim; their son, Jeff “Chip” Taylor; sister, Pat Thatcher; brother Bob Warnick; and her parents.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Traci and the DMH Hospice staff and Tiara and Brakyia at Imboden Creek for their attentiveness to Nancy and the family.
Visitation for Nancy will be 9:30 – 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Illini Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, Decatur, where she and her husband were members, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Nancy was born November 27, 1936, in Decatur, Ill., to Bob and Marjorie Warnick. She graduated from Warrensburg-Latham High School in 1954 and married James M. Taylor, her high school sweetheart, on Oct. 8, 1955. He wrote in his yearbook his ambition was to make a million dollars. She wrote in his yearbook, “I plan to spend Jim Taylor’s million dollars.” And she did. Not one to sit still, she embarked on a career that included stops at the Wabash Railroad Offices, Gebhart Motor Supply, and Decatur Memorial Hospital, until she landed in the banking industry. She retired from Busey Bank after many years.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Annette Taylor of Decatur; granddaughter Jennifer Taylor; grandson, Dustin Taylor; great-grandsons Aiden and Liam; brother, Gary Warnick; sisters, Joyce Johnston, Pegg Warnick and Carol Carlton.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Jim; their son, Jeff “Chip” Taylor; sister, Pat Thatcher; brother Bob Warnick; and her parents.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Traci and the DMH Hospice staff and Tiara and Brakyia at Imboden Creek for their attentiveness to Nancy and the family.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nancy Taylor, please visit our flower store.
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