SPRUCE PINE, N.C.— Mary Sue Young, age 93, of Beaver Creek Road in Spruce Pine passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Deborah in Spruce Pine.
Mary Sue was born on De-cember 8, 1927 in the North Cove area of McDowell County. Her family soon moved back to Spruce Pine to Beaver Creek Road where she grew up. Mary Sue; Sue or Susie to her family and friends, graduated from Harris High School. She was a member of the Victo-ry Girls Club, knitting socks and scarves for the soldiers fighting in World War II.
On June 28, 1947, she mar-ried George H. ‘Jack’ Young who had recently returned from the Merchant Marines. They moved to Detroit, MI for a short time where their son Gary was born in 1950. On their re-turn to Spruce Pine in late 1950 they made their per-manent home one mile up Beaver Creek Road from her childhood home. A daughter, Deborah was born in 1954.
Whether in an apron and pearls in the kitchen or a straw hat in the garden, she was a woman of her gener-ation. A stay at home mother, sewing, cooking, gardening, and canning; she was seldom idle. She was a caregiver and role model for her family, including her widowed Mother and maiden Aunt. Mary Sue was a woman deeply rooted in Christian faith. As a child she attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. As an adult she was a member of First Baptist Church in Spruce Pine where she taught and led children’s Sunday School for thirty-five years. She also worked in Bible School every summer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; George C. and Beulah Buchanan Roach. In addition to her parents, she was also pre-ceded in death by her hus-band, George H. ‘Jack’ Young who passed away in 2021. Also preceding her in death was an infant brother, Harold Van and a brother, Clarence that passed away at age six.
Left to cherish her memo-ries are her son; Gary M. Young; her daughter; Deb-orah Y. Tolley and hus-band, Keith; her sister; Beverly R. Wilson; her grandchildren; Scott Tolley and wife, Jessi; John M. Tolley and wife, Brittany; Melissa Y. Woody and husband, Dailen; and Mark Young; her great grand-children; Caden Young, Sophia Woody, Maddox Woody, Parker Woody, Dawsyn Tolley, Dallas Tol-ley, Jace Tolley, and Addie Young.
A time to support the fami-ly, share memories, and receive friends was held on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the Spruce Pine First Bap-tist Church. The funeral service was held on Tues-day, July 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Spruce Pine First Baptist Church with Dr. Rocky Branch officiating. Interment will be in the Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the fami-ly requests that memorial donations be made to; Chil-dren’s Playground Fund, C/O Spruce Pine First Bap-tist Church, 125 Tappan Street, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 www.sprucepinefbc.com
The family would like to extend a special ‘Thank You’ to Hospice and Pallia-tive for their wonderful care of Mary Sue during her illness.
Words of comfort may be e-mailed to the family by going to our website; www.webbfh.com, select-ing Mary Young’s name and then you may sign her guestbook. Webb Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Mrs. Young and is honored to be serving the Young family. Mrs. Young’s obi-tuary has also been posted on Facebook for viewing.