Mrs. Annie Virginia Grant Taylor

January 31, 1922 - March 22, 2019

OGLETHORPE, GA - Mrs. Annie Virginia Grant Taylor, age 97, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia. Mrs. Virginia was born January 31, 1922 in Oglethorpe, Georgia to the late Otis Jefferson Grant and Lucy Laverne Kelly Grant. She was beautician and owner/operator of Taylor’s Beauty Shop during most of her career. Mrs. Virginia was a member of Oglethorpe Baptist Church, Lovin Lutherans, Lions Club, Montezuma Music Club, member and past president of the Oglethorpe Garden Club. She also served as Bible School Director, Sunday School Teacher and President of WMU. Services are scheduled for Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Oglethorpe Baptist Church. Rev. Chet Ragsdale and Rev. Richard Taylor will officiate. Family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Her memory will forever be treasured by her two surviving children: Patricia T. Lott (Dan) of Roswell, Georgia and Ann Taylor McLeod of Atlanta, Georgia; seven grandchildren: Tyler Taylor (Leigh Anne), Tiffany Taylor Smith, McGregor N. Lott (Mary Elizabeth), Virginia Lott-Shaw (Megan Lott-Shaw), Jim Lott (Courtney), Jim McLeod (Samone), John McLeod. Eight great-grandchildren: Andrew Taylor, Anna Taylor, Sydney Taylor, Taylor Smith, Briggs Smith, Candler Lott, Harris Lott, Taylor Lott and a host of nieces and nephews also survive. Mrs. Virginia is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, John Herschel Taylor, two children: John Herschel Taylor Jr., Miss. Edith Gay Taylor; six siblings: Alvin Grant, Russell Grant, Inez Hobbs, Helen Hobbs, Grace Estes and Lucille Cheshire. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Oglethorpe Baptist Church, P.O. Box 267, Oglethorpe, Georgia 31068. Friends may express condolences to the family and sign the online guestbook at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Annie Virginia Grant Taylor.