Ruby May Young, 64, of Olaton, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 11, 1950, in Owensboro to the late Ricel and Thelma Johnson.
She was a member of New Hope Full Gospel Church of Hartford and she worked as a seamstress at Dames Sewing Factory in Dundee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ricel Johnson and Thelma Johnson.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry S. Young, of Olaton; two sons, Mark Cannon and wife, Angela, of Beaver Dam, and Timmy Young, of Fordsville; one daughter, Sharlotte Lawton and husband, Marty, of Hartford; four grandchildren, DeWayne Cannon, Blake Cannon, Ariel Lawton and Jaylynn Cannon; three brothers, Charles Johnson, of Whitesville, Billy Johnson, of Utica, and Paul Johnson, of Hartford; and three sisters, Geneva Howard, of Whitesville, Sue Whitaker, of Whitesville, and Juanita Fortner, of Owensboro.
Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Pastor Warren Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Schroader Cemetery on Young’s Lane in Olaton. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence can be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.