Thelma Young Obituary

YOUNG -- Thelma, longtime Cushing resident and retired School Teacher, died Thursday, March 2, 2006, in Cushing, at the age of 99 years. She was born on May 24, 1906, in Dit, MO, to J.H. and Ida Blankenship. The family moved in 1914 to Cushing, where J.H. Blankenship was in the grocery business, until being elected Payne County Assessor in 1932, an office he held until 1970. After graduating from Cushing High School in 1924, Thelma attended Central State College for 2 years and returned to Cushing to teach at rural Round Grove School. She married Valcus F. Young on June 17, 1927 and lived in Cushing the remainder of her life. She resumed teaching in elementary school in Cushing in 1943, attending Oklahoma A&M College during summer sessions until receiving her Bachelor's degree in 1950. She retired in 1971. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Cushing for more than 90 years. She was preceded in death by: her husband, in 1989 after 62 years of marriage; 2 brothers, Norman Blankenship and Norvelle (J.B.) Blankenship; a sister, Tresa Orr; and a son-in-law, Wendell Bolton. She is survived by: 2 daughters, Sara Lou Cargill and husband, Robert L. Cargill and Marcia Lee Bolton, all of Fort Worth, TX; a son, John V. Young and wife, Dru of Sapulpa; 7 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 2 p.m., in the First Baptist Church in Cushing, with Dr. Lonny Lee officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 187, Cushing, OK 74023, in her memory. You may share your condolences with the Young family at www.davisfh.net. Service is under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home, (918 )225-3103.