Virginia Looper Taylor

Virginia Looper Taylor, 90, of Alpharetta passed away Friday July 7, 2017 at Peachtree Christian Hospice following a short illness.

Born September 11, 1926 in Kennesaw, Georgia to the late William and Rosa Lee Robertson, she lived in Dawson County for over 20 years before moving to Atlanta and then to Alpharetta.  For several years while in Dawson County Virginia worked as the personnel director for Sweet-Orr.  She retired from the Emory Dunwoody Medical Center after 23 years of service.  Virginia was very devoted to her family and enjoyed supporting her son and grandson performing their music.  She was of the Baptist faith and was also preceded in death by her son, Randy Looper; daughter, Melody Looper Collins; son in law, Mark Haselton; sisters, Bessie and Callie; and brothers, Grady, Ralph, James and Robert.

Surviving are her daughters, Vicki Looper, Cumming, Pam Haselton, Alpharetta; son and daughter in law, Kevin and Lisa Taylor, Cumming; son in law, Jimmy “Ruff” Collins, Dawsonville; grandchildren, Jennifer and Eugene Burt, Dustin McElroy; and great grandchildren, Natalie Burt and Andrew Burt.

Services will be held Saturday July 15, 2017 at 2 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel.  Rev. Cory Gilleland will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Dawsonville City Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Saturday July 15, 2017 from 12 noon until 2.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.