Rita A. Martin, 81, of Taylorville, IL, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 12:48 p.m., at Springfield Memorial Hospital. She was born September 22, 1942, in Taylorville, IL, the daughter of Raymond and Beulah (Durbin) Gaynor. She married Thomas Vail in June of 1960. Later in life, she married Bernard Martin in December of 1985.
Surviving are her son, Thomas P. (Denise) Vail of Taylorville, IL; a stepson, Chuck (Mary Jo) Martin of Morrisonville, IL; her grandchildren, Eric (Brooke Declerck) Vail of Taylorville, Randy Vail of Taylorville, and Brad (Tori) Vail of Fairbanks, AK; her great-grandchildren, Liliella, Brody, Layla, Zeke, and Mabel Vail; her step-grandchildren, Allison (Adam) Wiley of Morris, IL, Kyle (Allison) Martin of Marine, IL, Amber Mann, her step-great-grandchildren, Andrew and Abigail Wiley, Tessa and Zach Martin; as well as her brother, Mike (Jean) Gaynor of Owaneco, IL.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Martin; a stepdaughter, Kathy Mann; two brothe

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