| 5. | Mary ZENTMEYER  (1.George1) was born 2 Oct 1912; died 29 Nov 2011, Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia. Notes:
Mary Zentmeyer Young, 99, of Knoxville, Tenn., and formerly of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. She was born in Riner October 2, 1912, and was the daughter of the late George Bright and Vinda Akers Reed Zentmeyer. She worked in the middle 1930's for Title Attorneys for the United States Forestry Service, visiting courthouses in Northern North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Western Virginia, acquiring titles for National Forests. She also worked for Pulaski Veneer Corp., Burlington Industries, Sweet-Orr, Crowell, Deeds and Nuckols, and for over 13 years at Agricultural Education in Pulaski and Radford, before retiring. She was the third woman in Virginia to be awarded an Honorary State Farmer Degree. Mary was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Pulaski B.&P.W. Club and the A.A.R.P. She was also a proud volunteer with the Red Cross and Friends of the Library for several years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church for over 75 years during which time she served as a Sunday school teacher, circle leader, and worked in the church kitchen for five years for Joyful Noise. She was a 4-H leader and served as the secretary to Agricultural Education Conferences at Virginia Tech for several years. She was the last surviving member of the Christiansburg High School graduating class of 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred E. Young Sr.; daughter, Mary Anne Young Sadler; son, George A. Young; daughter-in-law, Martha Moore Young. Mary is survived by her daughter, Margaret Susan Young Bream and husband, Gary, of Daphne, Ala.; son, Fred E. Young Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn.; "adopted" daughter, Mary Ann Woolley Woody and husband, the Rev. Ray Woody, of Sarasota, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Terry F. Young, of Peachtree City, Ga.; granddaughter, Rebekah Sadler Deignan and husband, Charles, their two sons, Charlie and David, of Alpharetta, Ga.; granddaughter, Robyn Young Smith and husband, Eric, their two sons, Eric and Harrison, of Marietta, Ga.; granddaughter, Virginia Lee Helton Casey and husband, Ray, of New Orleans, La.; grandson, David Sadler, of Atlanta, Ga.; grandson, Dr. Gavin Helton and wife, Sara, their children, Erin, Ellie, and Gavin, of St. Louis, Mo.; grandson, Dr. Scott Helton and wife, Dr. Jill Helton, of Birmingham, Ala.; grandson, Fred E. Young III, of Knoxville, Tenn.; son-in-law, Dr. John D. Sadler and wife, Lisa, of Yorktown; and several nieces and cousins. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, Pulaski, 10 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011, followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. with Dr. Olin Whitener and Dr. John Sadler officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boy Scout Troop 249, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Jefferson Ave., P.O. Box 824, Pulaski, VA 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.
Mary — Fred E. YOUNG, Sr.. Fred was born 14 Mar 1904, Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina; died 22 Jan 1958, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia; was buried Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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