Josephine Young^[1]

1932 - 2014  (82 years)

• Name	Josephine Young
  Born	6 Apr 1932	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 7, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	24 Sep 2014  [3]
  Buried	28 Sep 2014	New Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I312655	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	James Yancyman "Big Boy" Young,   b. 24 Apr 1869, Georgia ,   d. 24 Feb 1946, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lona Elizabeth Helton,   b. 18 Mar 1896, Georgia ,   d. 30 Jan 1970  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F122581	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert Lee Whitehead
  Married	28 Sep 1948
  Children	1. Ronald Whitehead   2. Arnold Whitehead   3. John Whitehead   4. Ray Whitehead   5. Steve Whitehead,   d. INFANT   6. Faye Whitehead   7. Dalphine Whitehead
  Family ID	F122584	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Apr 1932 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 5 Oct 2000. Pet Young obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Josephine Young Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1933 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James Y Young Head M 69 Georgia Lona Young Wife F 45 Georgia May Young Daughter F 13 Tennessee Rosa Young Daughter F 11 Tennessee Ruby Gene Young Daughter F 9 Tennessee Josephine Young Daughter F 7 Tennessee Burson Young Son M 5 Tennessee Grace Young Daughter F 3 Tennessee Earnest Young Son M 1 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 24 Sep 2014. (April 6, 1932 - September 24, 2014) Josephine Young Whitehead Wednesday evening September 24, 2014 at 11:54 PM mother departed this earthly realm to inherit the eternal promise through Christ Jesus her Lord, making her journey on earth 82 years, 5 months, and 18 days. She was one of 11 children born to the union of James Yancyman (Big Boy) Young and Leona Helton Young. On September 28, 1948 she was united in marriage to Robert Lee Whitehead and to this union of 66 years was born five sons: Ronald (wife Barbara,) Arnold (wife Sandy) , John (wife Janie), Ray (wife Jeanne), and Steve ( deceased as an infant), and two daughters Faye and Dalphine ( husband Don Cannady). She proved to be tireless in her service and devotion to her family and zealous in her labor of love for the several churches that dad pastured in this area. She is now and will continue to be sorely missed and loved by her family and friends. Mother leaves to mourn her passing her immediate family, her two sisters: Mae Blevins, and Grace Sparks, 11 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 2 step grand children, 3 step great grandchildren. Our family looks to the day when we will be reunited with mother and our loved ones who have preceded us to heavens eternal shore. We will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM PM Friday September 26th 2014, at Millers Funeral Home, the funeral beginning at 7:00 PM, with Reverends Ralph Patton and Barney Tipton presiding. The family will meet at Millers funeral home at 9:00 AM Saturday morning for the procession to New Providence Primitive Baptist for interment at 10:00 AM.