Barbara A Young
May 16, 1935 ~ January 26, 2015
Barbara A. Young, 79 of Mooresville, passed away January 26, 2015 at Meadow Lakes in Mooresville. Barbara was born May 16, 1935 in Indianapolis to the late Grover and Opal (Davis) Ferguson. She was a member of the VFW Post #1111 in Mooresville where she also enjoyed working as a bartender for a number of years. Survivors include her children, Ernest C. Young II of Indianapolis, Mark A. Young of Beech Grove, Kathy McCutcheon of Bloomington and Susan Spears of Irvington, KY; 16 grandchildren, and a host of great grandchildren. Barbara was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ernest Cecil Young, her daughter, Kay Mcneely and two grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29 in the chapel at Carlisle-Branson Funeral Service & Crematory in Mooresville from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 30 at the funeral home. You are invited to visit www.CarlisleBranson.com where you may sign the online guest registry, share a favorite memory with Barbara’s family and view Barbara’s Life Tribute video.
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So sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. We knew all of you when we,were,all children. One of my memories was,when you lived at villa and pleasant run a bunch of us would sit on your front steps and your Mom would always join us and laugh and have fun. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Jan Foley Grubbs…….
Granny was always nice to me every time I saw her. She was a Great Mother and Grandmother. She will be missed.
Barbara was a neighbor of ours in Indianapolis years ago. She, her mother Opal and her family lived at Villa and Pleasant Run. Her children called my mother Mama Jo. I am so sorry to learn of this and my prayers are for her and all her family. I knew you when you were little kids and think about you often. May God wrap Barbara in His arms and may He bless you with peace. Robert Foley Montverde, FL
We played together as children and we always loved your mother. Your home was always so welcoming. Our memories are ones of love. Mama joe’s children’ – Rrobert Foley, Delida Ann Agnew and Janalee Grubbd
We were neighbors for 40yrs plus. Like a big family, all us kids grew up together. Barb & Ernie were like our second parents. Alot of card partys an dinners. She will be greatly missed. Thoughts an prayers to the Young family during this time of loss! Love to all of you!
There was this very special lady that won a very special place in my heart…..although the moments I had with her were not long, I will treasure them always. You see this special lady, her name was Barb and she always was MS. SASSAFRASS…..As I called her. She had known my mom Alice Lehr Hornaday Memorial pretty much all her adult life and when I was taking care of mom….I got the special privilege of spending time with Barb as well. Barb was mom’s roommate at Meadow lakes but they had known each other for years because of the bakery. We spent time teasing each other in the nursing home and playing as she shook her finger at me and called me bossy. I took turns rolling both her and mom down the hallways visiting other patients and having races. Mom kept losing weight so I kept buying her clothes so she always looked pretty so one day I went out and went shopping for barb and bought her clothes too. I went out and brought milk shakes in for her and mom and me. She loved chocolate banana! I painted her nails a pretty shade of bubblegum pale pink and she always saved her strawberries from her tray for me! She didn’t like most food things that were red….she wouldn’t touch red jello for the world. She would always share her fruit with me. She would call me randomly since we left Meadowlands to talk and to ask how mom was. She had just lost her daughter to colon cancer less than a year before mom was diagnosed. When mom passed Barb was there with the help of her awesome granddaughter who was always by her side Andrea Placek. Andrea and I have become care sisters as we bonded in our experience with our mother/grandmothers. When I found out last week that barb was not doing well, it broke my heart. I went to the hospital to see her. She instantly acknowledged me and even shook her finger at me both days in a row when I went to visit. The first night she even curled her nose at me when I offered to bring her a strawberry milkshake. Lol I was devastated to wake up this morning to see that she had passed early in the morning. You see we never know how much time we have on this earth but we need to spend it wisely. Go forth and be a blessing…. make people smile and laugh….do something special to help someone you don’t know. You never know the impact you have on their lives or they on yours. I really wish I would of had more time with this very special lady. She earned her wings and I’m glad she’s no longer suffering but honestly she’s forever in my heart and soul. Here’s to the awesome friendship she gave not only mom but also me and the bond that developed between andrea and me. Thank you Barb for being part of my life….you were and continue still to be amazing and beautiful. RIP.
Granny you will be missed by many. You will forever hold a spot in the peoples hearts you have known.
Beautiful video. Just the way I remember her. I played bingo with her for about 20 yrs at VFW1111. I loved her, I will miss her. Carole Shotts