Jackie M. Young completed her life’s journey Tuesday, July 30, 2019 with her family by her side at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Jackie was born in 1929 to the late Henry and Grace Moorhead. She grew up on a dairy farm in Fitzgerald, Ga. during the depression but went on to graduate from Georgia College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. After graduation, she moved to Atlanta and pursued a career in fashion merchandising with Davidson Department Store. Jackie had always dreamed of marrying a “Georgia Tech Man.” Not long after moving to Atlanta, she was introduced to Nyram L. Young Jr., who was about to graduate from Georgia Tech. The two fell in love, married, and settled in Savannah, Ga., after moving several times. Jackie’s passions were her family, reading, and gardening. She volunteered for the March of Dimes, Muscular Dystrophy and worked for the Colony Book Store for many years.
She is predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Nyram L. Young Jr , and her grandson, Jeremy M. Young.
Jackie leaves behind her sons, Richard M. Young (Pam) and Alan L. Young Sr. (Robin); seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She will remain in our hearts as a cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Thanks to the staff at Quality Health Care as well as Community Hospice’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach for her care.
The family received friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Fox & Weeks Islands Chapel in Savannah, Ga. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2019 in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery.