Leon C. "Touch" Taylor

KEWANEE – Leon C. “Touch” Taylor, 42, of Kewanee, died Sunday morning, April 5, 2020 in Kewanee.

Due to the restrictions of COVID-19 a private visitation for his family will be held at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. A Celebration of his Life will be held at a later date. Memorials can be directed to his family and may be sent to Rux Funeral Home, 507 S. Chestnut St., Kewanee, IL 61443.

He was born October 25, 1977 in Rockford, IL. Survivors include his father, Milton Leon Taylor, his mother, Chrissa M. Taylor, his twelve children; Gage Peart, Kaitlyn Ray, Cassel and Myles Taylor, Catrelle Reed and Brayden, Breon, Brenton, Brielle, Noel, Karter and Kouri Taylor, three brothers, Jermaine and Marcus Perry and Lionel Taylor, four sisters; Shantel Perry, Larissa and Danyale Taylor and Ebony Washington, a grandchild, Neveah Taylor and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

Touch graduated from Peoria High School and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was an artist and had been a barber since the age of 12 and became a professional barber with Waves & Fades in Kewanee. He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his children.

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