Dorothy Jane Young, age 95 of Madison passed away Saturday morning, May 18, 2024 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville.
She was born October 29, 1928 in White House, TN to Wiliam Abner & Sarah Wheeler Tate.
She worked at the First American Bank in Nashville, at Harvey’s Store Madison in the children’s department and as a seasonal Christmas tree designer and at Old Time Pottery in Madison.
In her early years, she attended Mount Pleasant Methodist Church in White House, TN, and was a member of White House First United Methodist Church. After her marriage to Paul Duvoll Young on June 8, 1957, she and her husband became members of City Road Chapel United Methodist Church in Madison. She was a member of the church choir, the United Methodist Women, the Hayes Sunday School Class and Friendship Sunday School Class and was a baby nursery volunteer.
She is preceded in death by her parents, William Abner & Sarah Wheeler Tate; husband, Paul Duvoll Young; sister, Viola Kelley; brothers, Paul Tate, Anderson Tate and Cecil Tate.
She is survived by her daughter, Paula (Mark) Lowe; granddaughters, Lindsey Brook Lowe and Lacey Blaire (Phillip) Branch; great-granddaughter, Lowen Blaire Branch; great-grandson due to arrive in July 2024; brothers-in-law, John Kelley, David (Ann) Young; sisters-in-law, Sue Young, Joyce (William) Hudgens; friend and neighbor, Diane Thomas; several nieces and nephews; her dog companion that stayed by her side, Tate; many other adored pets and farm animals over the years.
Funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 12 pm in the chapel of Austin & Bell Funeral Home in White House with Pastor Sandy Shawhan officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery with family serving as pallbearers. Visitation is planned for Wednesday, May 22, 2024 9:30 AM-12 PM at the funeral home.
ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO AUSTIN & BELL 533 Highway 76 White House, TN 37188 615)672-5000 www.austinandbellcom
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