- Date Of Birth: February 12, 1925
- Date Of Death: June 24, 2014
- State: Michigan
YOUNG, Viola Virginia passed away on June 24th, 2014. She was born in Chickasha, OK on February 12th, 1925, and was adopted by Russell Smith and Lela Goff Smith at 6 months of age.
Virginia graduated high school in 1943 and progressed on to her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma College for Women, then got her master’s degree in Social Work from Smith College. She then married William W. Young in 1952 and had two daughters, Linda and Tami. William Young, unfortunately, passed away in 1971 and she continued to raise her daughters alone. She worked a full and purposeful career as a social worker. Virginia was very active in the arts community and always lit up a room with her humor and bright fashion forward clothes. She loved big band music, art, fashion, making hand-paper college, traveling, chocolates and sweets.
Virginia is lovingly remembered by her daughter and son-in-law, Tamorah Sue Young and Woody Pettingell; daughter, Linda Louise Young; three grandsons, Dylan, Neebin, and Besa; and her extended family of nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents and sister, Louise Jennings.
