Darlene Young, 80, a long-time home economics educator in the Lawrence County School System, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 8, 2018, at her Lexington home.
Born Sept. 4, 1938, in Louisa, Ky., to Curtis and Myrtle Fyffe Young, she is survived by her brother, Maxwell Young and wife Glenna of Lexington, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Matthew (Carole) and Joe (Lucille), and sister Joy (Tom) McGee.
She is also survived by three nieces, Karen Tierney and her husband Tom of Woods Hole, Mass.; Lisa Robards and her husband Jim of Eastview, Ky.; Vikki Franklin and her husband Jeff of Lexington, Ky.; and one nephew, Regan Young of Louisa, Ky.
Graveside services will be conducted at Greenlawn Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, by Rev. Seth Carter.
Arrangement under the direction of Kerr Brothers Funeral Home in Lexington, Ky.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church of your choice.
So sorry to hear of Darlene’s passing. Our prayers go out to Max and the rest of her family. She was a dear friend and will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
So sorry to hear this,she was a wonderful person.
Heaven has gained a sweet, soft spoken angel, and my sympathy goes out to Max and family. I am proud to say I knew her when we were very young.
Learned so much from her for my life in the kitchen and especially sewing ,,, really loved her
i often wondered about her…so sorry to hear….sending prayers of comfort
Our sympathies and prayers.
I am so sorry to hear this. Ms. Young was my home economics teacher in high school – such a wonderful lady…
Prayers for her family.
She was a very nice person to me, when I was a kid I was at her father Curt’s store getting candy all of the time, she will be missed.
Sorry for your lost you are in my prayers and thoughts,had miss young when I was in school learned a lot from her,she will be missed.
Max, I’m so sorry about Darlene. It always hurts even if it’s expected.
Remember her so well, so sorry for your lost . Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
Hearing of Darlene Young has brought me much sadness.She was one of my favorite teachers. She tought me so much! How to embroider, make a nine patch quilt,and how to follow a recipe.lol I will always treasure the small silk heart she embroidered on the back of the quilt I made in her class, and the beautiful small message she wrote on it. Everyone ,friends and family will be in my thoughts and prayers!
She was one of my favorite Teachers at Lawrence county high school. Prayers for her family
She was one of my favorite teachers. I learned so much from her. She was a great lady and will be missed.
Prayers 🙏 🙏 for the family. I was in her home Ec. Class in high school. She was a great lady.
A dear sweet soul. She was the very one who hired me to clean her house every week during my Senior year. She knew this was the only way I could afford to buy a class ring in 1979. Home Ec. was a great class because of her. If you sewed something wrong, she would rip out every stitch til you got it right! And I appreciated that. I never followed a recipe until she taught me. I love to cook and craft and She’s one of the reasons I do. My prayers to the family
Condolences to Max and all family members. I just saw it on Facebook and if I had known earlier would have attended the service at 1 pm today. Prayers for the family.
One of the sweetest teachers that I ever had the pleasure of knowing. She taught me how to make the best lasagna ever! RIP Ms. Young. You will always be remembered with the fondest of memories in my heart.
Prayers and condolences to her family from Hart Chapter DAR. Ms. Young was a faithful member for many years.