Roberta Taylor
Age - 80
November 2, 2023
Surrounded by her loving family, on the anniversary of her mother's passing, Roberta "Cooky" J. (Reed/Gresham) Taylor passed away on October 28th, 2023, at the age of 80, from a short battle with cancer. Mom has been reunited with her husband, the love of her life, William "Willy" Taylor. She is also predeceased by her first husband Jack Gresham, the father of her daughters, her parents Harold and Margaret Reed, son-in-law Stephen Shepard Jr. , sister-in-law Betty Reed, and best friend Donna Trebilcock.
Mom is survived by three beautiful daughters, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Survivors are daughters Deborah (Gresham/Hardy) and Stephen Kazmark of Johnson City, Kimberly (Gresham/Weeks) and Robert McDaniels of Greene, and Pamela (Gresham) Shepard of Chenango Forks.
Grandchildren Reed Hardy of Binghamton; Amanda Weeks and Bobby Stahl of Greene, Rebecca (Weeks) and Cody Stahl of Chenango Forks, David Weeks of Conklin and Margaret Weeks of Binghamton; Samantha (Shepard) and John Colm Sweeney of Spencer, Stephen Shepard III of Binghamton and Sophia Shepard of Chenango Forks.
Great-grandchildren Asher, Etta and Elsie Sweeney.
She is also survived by four siblings Sally (Reed) Youngs of VA, Kathy (Reed) and John Crouch of Binghamton, Clifford Reed of PA, and Roger and Margie Reed of Harpursville.
Step-children Patricia (Taylor) and Roger Hunt of NH, Tina (Taylor) and Mike Miller of Binghamton, Billie Jo (Taylor) and Thomas Studer of Binghamton.
Step-grandchildren Jessica, Stephanie, Kristin, Anthony, Michaela, Jill and Dylan.
Many nieces, nephews, dear friends, Trudy and Alice, and her grand pup Winston.
Mom was so proud of her family. She adored her grandchildren and cherished every moment with them. Her door was always open for a visit, for a shower or to simply take a nap in between college classes. She had a listening ear and a nurturing touch; she welcomed everyone for a visit. Her family came first, always putting others before herself. Mom loved to play games and cards, especially Pitch, Shanghai Rummy, and Yahtzee. She loved the sun and spending time with family in her pool. She was a "do it yourself" kind of lady with a creative mind, using anything from a needle and thread to power tools. If you needed something fixed, you took it to moms. Mom was meticulous about everything she did, she took pride in her yard and edged her flowerbeds with knives and scissors. She found great joy in feeding and watching her birds along with cuddling and spoiling her grand pup Winston. Mom loved to watch Hallmark movies, go to the movie theater and out to eat, long car rides, ice cream stops, slumber parties and bonfires. Holidays will never be the same without our mother for several reasons, one being her well known homemade Mac and Cheese. She cherished her notes back and forth with her long distance sister Sally, and weekly phone calls for several hours to her sister Kathy, "my sister-my friend-my therapist. "
Mom had various jobs over the years, her favorite being The Photo-Booth, on Upper Front Street, as well as many years at Amphenol in Endwell.
To the world you are one person but to all of us you are our world. You will be deeply missed, we love you.
"But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand,
that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand,
and said my place was ready in heaven far above,
and that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love. "
-David M. Romano
Thank you to Hospice for all you did to help our mother and us in her final days.
In honor of Mom's wishes, there will be no services. A Celebration of Life will be held at McGirks Irish Pub, in Binghamton, NY, on December 2nd, 2023 from 1 - 4 PM for anyone who would like to celebrate Cooky's / Bertie's life.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www. WmRChase. com for the Taylor family.Show more
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