ANN WILKINSON YOUNG
March 29, 1942-May 17, 2015
Ann Wilkinson Young, 73, Conover, passed away Sunday May 17, 2015, at Catawba Regional Hospice.
Born March 29, 1942, she was the daughter of Elmer Hamn Wilkinson and Bertie Lee Smith Wilkinson.
Ann was a wife and mother first. She had a special relationship with her grandchildren. Her friends and family meant the world to her.
Her fun loving and artistic spirit will be missed by all who loved her.
Ann graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in art.
She taught school in Jacksonville, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C.
She was well known in her community for her clay figurines, especially her nativity scenes and Santas.
Ann was also an avid and competitive tennis player.
Her loving husband of 45 years, Ron Young of the home; two daughters, Julie Young Harkins and husband, Todd, of Conover and Mindy Young Zimmerman and husband, Nate, of Charlotte; a brother, John Wilkinson of Marina Del Rey, Calif.; four grandchildren, Barrett Harkins, Logan Harkins, Olivia Zimmerman and Amelia Zimmerman survive her.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at New Vision Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Les Wicker and the Rev. Pam Strader officiating. Burial will follow at Catawba Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday May 19, 2015, at New Vision Presbyterian Church.
Pallbearers will be Pat Smith, Ray Barnhardt, Fran Davis, Jim Wall, Tommy Goodin, Bobby Boyd, Bill Knox and Ronnie Hampton.
Memorials may be made to Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C., 28658, or New Vision Presbyterian Church, 502 Thornburg Drive NE, Conover, NC, 28613.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net.
The Young family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton, 828-464-1555.
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Published in Obituaries on May 19, 2015 1:48 PM