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YOUNGSTOWN - Ms. Valerie Jean Taylor Cash, 76, of Youngstown, transitioned from this earthly labor to eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
Valerie was born on Feb. 24, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of D. Milton and Earcelene M. Hannon Taylor.
A 1968 graduate of South High School, she attended Youngstown State University and graduated from Choffin Career Center in 1973 as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Valerie devoted many years to surgical nursing at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, where her exceptional skills earned the respect of physicians who frequently requested her assistance. She later practiced nursing in the Akron area before pursuing medical billing and coding, retiring from Forum Health as a medical billing coder.
A gifted musician with a beautiful singing voice, Valerie sang with girlfriends during high school and could read music and play piano by ear.
Raised in Third Baptist Church, her family’s home church, she later served as pianist at Friendship Baptist Church in Warren. Returning to Third Baptist, she sang in the Inspirational Choir and continued as pianist for several years after her professional retirement.
Valerie had a style all her own and enjoyed playing cards and socializing throughout the Youngstown community. Those who knew her understood she was a woman with her own way of doing things.
Valerie leaves to mourn her passing, while celebrating her life and legacy, her daughter, Brandi R. Crum of Youngstown. She is also survived by her brother, David A. Taylor; two nieces, Gerilyn Taylor and Khalilah Taylor (Stephen) Smith and their two children, all of Youngstown; a nephew, Gerald Taylor of Washington, D.C.; and those who knew and loved her.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, infant Taylor and Reginald Taylor.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at Third Baptist Church, 1177 Park Hill Drive, Youngstown, OH 44502. A Celebration of Life will follow at 12 noon.
Ministry of comfort, love, and dignity entrusted to L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.
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