Helen A. Young

Helen Walsh Young, age 97, of Jamestown, NC formerly of Cambridge, MA passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Wesley Long Hospital. Helen was born January 31, 1920 in Nova Scotia, Canada, the youngest child of Robert Edward and Mary Emily Parson Walsh.

Helen was predeceased in 2015 by her loving husband of 72 years, Edward W. Young. Helen was also predeceased by her parents; three sisters, Vivian Schillinger, Hilda Walsh, Wava Walsh; and seven brothers, Adelbert Walsh, Robert Walsh, Jr., Hosea Walsh, Grant Walsh, Malcolm Walsh and Frank Walsh.

Helen is survived by one son, David A. Young and wife Carole of Greensboro, NC; five grandchildren, Adam Young (Colleen), Amanda Goodman (Jason), Debra Curtis (Paul), Cheryl Peterson, Michael Westenhoefer; twelve great-grandchildren, Hope Young, Henry Young, Mackenzie Young, Dominic Scaffardi, Abigail Scaffardi, Olivia Scaffardi, Elizabeth Curtis, Zachary Curtis, Jonathan Curtis, Caitlin Baucom (Brandon), Christie Mello, Hunter Peterson and two great-great grandchildren, Emily Baucom and Brandon Baucom, Jr.

Inurnment services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14 at the Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum, the Reverend Dr. Jay D. Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at the Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Sedgefield Chapel at 10:00 AM prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made in Helen’s memory to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital of the donor’s choice.