Our beloved mother, Lois Kathleen Young, 96, of Butler, earned her wings and entered Heaven on Friday, July 15, 2022. She was a honorable and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She devoted her entire life to her family.
She was born January 15, 1926 in Armstrong County, the daughter of the late Clifford D. and Martha (Hepler) Bowser.
A Christian, she read through the Bible at least three times and studied and underlined many scriptures. Lois was a member of the Meridian United Presbyterian Church for over 70 years, where she had been an Elder, Deacon and a Sunday school teacher. She was proud to be one of the first women of her church to become an Elder.
Surviving are her daughter, Lynette K. (Clifford) Beattie; 2 sons, Larry E. (Patricia) Young and Lenny V. Young; 8 grandchildren, Todd (Meg), Tara, Brad, Scott (Stephanie), Jason, Laura, Allison (Jason) and Lindsay; 15 great grandchildren, Jake (Hannah), Audrey, Marlo, Nelson, Trevor, Olivia, Cooper, Kara, Joshua (Kerri), Justin (Kelsey), Travis, Ava, Will, Corryn and Teagen; four great-great grandchildren, Nellie, Jack, Hadleigh and Easton; her sisters, Edith Johnston and Phyllis Bonzo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lawrence V. Young who passed away in May 1989; a granddaughter, Tracy Lynn Young; her son-in law, Wilbur R. Crago; two sisters, Shirley Nulph and Darlene Beahm and her brother, Robert Bowser.
Private burial at Butler County Memorial Park.
A celebration of life memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10AM at Meridian Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stephen Franklin officiating.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the nurses, aides and all of the staff of Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Cabot and Good Samaritan Hospice for their loving care of our mother.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Meridian Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Avenue, Meridian, PA 16001 or Good Samaritan Hospice, 116 Browns Hill Road, Suite 100, Valencia, PA 16059 or Concordia at Cabot, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023.