Marjorie Winifred Young
Marjorie Winifred Young
Marjorie Winifred Young
1926-2015
Marjorie Winifred (Scott) Young, 88, Clinton, MO, died at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO on Tuesday, March 03, 2015.
Marjorie was born June 7, 1926, at Maryville, MO. She graduated from Gard Business College in St. Joseph, MO. She worked at Pratt and Whitney in Kansas City, MO during World War II and J.C. Penney in Maryville.
Marjorie married Russell Paul Young on Aug. 25, 1944 in Kansas City, MO. Russell survives of the home.
After raising a family Maryville, Marjorie and Russell moved to Lowry City, MO, where they lived for 20 years before moving to Clinton in 2011.
Marjorie was an accomplished seamstress and an exceptional gardener. She loved to care for her family; sewing, cooking, helping anyway she could.
Survivors include five daughters: Connie, Crookston, MN; Caren, Raymore, MO; Cynthia, Henderson, NV; Carla, Olathe, KS; Cristie, Clinton, MO.; one son, Benjamin, Wildwood, MO; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sandra, Waxahachie, TX; and Sarah, Las Vegas, NV; two brothers, William and Robert, both of Maryville.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sharon; a sister, Helen of Onalaska, WI; and her parents, Walter and Mary, Maryville.
A celebration of her life will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Hampton Inn, Clinton.
Burial will be at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, at a later date.
