Gail Taylor Spring, 85, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.
She was predeceased by her parents, Roy Saunders Taylor and Marie Godwin Taylor of Deltaville; her sister, Patricia Taylor Caster of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and her brother, Roy Miles Taylor of Hanover.
She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, James Earl Spring; her daughters, Jacqueline Spring Royall (Robert) of Powhatan, and Harriette Spring Noel (Michael) of Amelia; six grandchildren, Courtney Rodriguez (Tony), Christina Ekhoff (Kyle), Michelle Royall, Bobby Royall (Catherine), Travis Noel (Ashley), and Cody Noel (Hannah), 15 great-grandchildren, Kendra, Eliana, Liz, Faith, Aiden, Colton, Landon, Emma Gail, Timothy, Penelope, Freya, Rivers, Jackson, Brantley, and Olivia; sisters-in law, Mary Ella Bass, and Mary Lou Taylor, and a host of nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind special friends, Linda Griggs, Betty Michael, Shirley and M.W. Sclater.
After graduating high school, Gail left Deltaville and moved to Richmond, taking on her first job at Richmond Professional Institute (RPI), now called Virginia Commonwealth University. She worked with RPI for seven years, stayed home for the next seven years raising their daughters, then went to work with Chesterfield County Schools Department of Transportation, wherein she retired after 30 years of service. She was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church in Chesterfield.
A special thank you goes to Commonwealth Senior Living/Memory Care of Chesterfield and Hospice of Virginia for the extraordinary care given to Gail. Her graveside service is planned for 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 1 at Dale Memorial Park, 10201 Newbys Bridge Road, Chesterfield. A reception will follow at Central Baptist Church, 1500 Courthouse Road, Richmond. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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