Martha Lansden Young's Obituary
Martha Lansden Young died October 14 , 2014. Martha was born October 29,1915 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to Thomas F. Lansden and Martha Newland Lansden. The family moved to Memphis and she graduated from Central High School, class of 1933. She attended West Tennessee State Teacher’s College. She married Walter H. Young in 1941. During their sixty years of marriage, they raised three children, were active in the Baptist church, lived in both Memphis and Huntsville, Al, enjoyed square dancing, and traveled throughout the U.S. After Walter’s death, Martha continued to be an inspiration to her family and friends, and was an active member of Bellevue Baptist Church and a devoted Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter H. Young and son, William Thomas Young. She is survived by her son, Walter H. Young, Jr. (Betsy); daughter, Martha Young Hendricks (Bill); grandchildren, Scott Young (Ruth), Stuart Young (Mary), Lora Young Mendezu (Alvaro), Willie Young (Crystal); and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be Friday, October 17 at 2:30 p.m. with visitation Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue. Memorials may be made to Bellevue Baptist Church Missions Fund, 2000 Appling Rd, Cordova , TN 38016 or to Memphis Union Mission PO Box 1938 Memphis, TN 38101-1938.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, 901-767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”.
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