Trina Karen Taylor, 75, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Trina was born May 15, 1944 in Ionia to Henry Emil and Lillian Belle (Montgomery) Speckin. Trina was a school bus driver for Haslett Public Schools for many years and a published author of 5 books. She was also a belly dancer, the leader of the Corn Cob Cloggers, and loved Irish step dancing. She loved to sew and crochet and spent much of her time selling her wares at craft shows. She had learned to play the accordion and the auto-harp and was getting pretty good at playing the fiddle. She had the biggest heart and the fabulous gift of gab. She could talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere. She had the best stories and was always willing to share bits of her history with those she loved. Her most common words of wisdom were to "remember where you came from" and to "Turn your light on". She was feisty and spirited and her smile and laugh made you want to smile and laugh with her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her two sisters Pauline and Irene, and her brother Don.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 55 years, James Milton Taylor; her daughters, Amy (James) Taylor-Adams and Elizabeth Corbett; her grandchildren, Zachary (Rochelle) Houghton, Hannah Houghton, Haylee Corbett, Chyenne Corbett, and Skylar Adams; and her step-grandchildren Brenda Adams and Tolly Adams.
Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Capital Area Humane Society or to a local animal shelter.
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