Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Carolyn Young
Carolyn Ann Young, 78, Celina, and formerly of Mendon, died at 9:56 a.m. Oct. 27, 2014, at The Gardens at Celina, after a short illness.
She was born Sept. 22, 1936, in Mercer County, to Wilbert O. "Bus" and Mary Mildred Pollock Coffman. On Sept. 6, 1966, she married Daniel D. Young, who died Nov. 25, 2011.
Surviving are five children, Cindy Luedeke, Celina, Victor Snyder, Blissfield, Mich., Vickie (Jay) Jeffries, Celina, Pam Snyder, Celina, and Daniel D. Young, Fort Wayne, Ind.; two stepchildren, Mary (Dan) Snyder, Spencerville, and Anna Basa, Saginaw, Texas; nine grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren; a sister, Carol (Rudy) McMichael, North Richland Hills, Texas, and her beloved Boston terrier, Susie.
Deceased are two grandchildren and a son-in-law, Robert W. Luedeke.
She was a 1954 graduate of Spencerville High School. She worked 33 years in the paint department at Huffy Bicycle Corp. in Celina. She and her husband were very active at Celina Baptist Temple and managed its busing program. She loved to cook, do canning and share it with family and friends.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville, Pastors Jason Springer and Donald Clinger officiating. Burial will follow in Mendon Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Condolences may be sent to tbayliff@woh.rr.com.
