Mildred V. Young

Video Memorial TributeMrs. Mildred V. Nelson Young, age 91, widow of Rev. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Young, passed away at Golden Living Nursing Facility, in Batesville on Monday morning, 10/22/12. The funeral service for Mrs. Young will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 10/24/12, at First Baptist Church, 104 Panola Ave., Batesville, with Dr. Tommy Snyder officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening, 10/23/12, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home. Mrs. Mildred was born in Courtland, Mississippi on August 12, 1921, to John Thomas & Evelyn Bradford Nelson. She was a housewife and a Teacher's Assistant. Mrs. Young was a member of the First Baptist Church of Batesville where she was a member of the "Willing Workers" Sunday School Class. Mrs. Mildred will be missed by her family, which includes, 4 daughters, Charlotte Christenberry (Joe) of Terrell, TX, Linda Dye (Gerald) of Batesville, MS, Vicki Crawley (Melvin) of Pontotoc, MS, Lisa Bennett (Joe) of Bruce, MS, 3 sons, James Young (Fran) of Tuscaloosa, AL, David Young (Sylvia) of Foxworth, MS and Ronnie Young (Lorette) of Houma, LA, 21 Grandchildren, 38 Great Grandchildren and 23 Great-Great Grandchildren. Besides her parents and her husband, Mrs. Young was preceded in death by her 5 sisters, Mary Ferrel, Annette Dugger, Lucille Young, Margaret Deaton and Louise Hall, 2 brothers, Lige Nelson and James Nelson.