Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth (Marx) Young

Jeanne Elizabeth Marx Young, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 4, 2024. She was born in Washington, D.C. on February 3, 1928 to Loretta Broderick Marx and Oscar Edward Marx, the oldest of their 3 children. She graduated from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, P.A. and received a Master of Social Work with specialty in psychiatric casework from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and worked as a Clinical Social Worker.

As a psychiatric case worker she was employed at Philadelphia General Hospital, University of Michigan Hospital, VA hospital in Houston, TX, and supervisor of casework at Catholic Charities in Houston,TX.

After marriage to Dr. Vernon H. Young and moving to Knoxville, TN, she volunteered at several agencies. She was chairman of Child and Family Services, past president and board member of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance, board member of the American Lung Assn, KAMA suicide prevention program, chairman of Benefits Gala of American Lung Assn., Ladies of Charity volunteer, group leader with outpatients at Overlook Mental Health Center, and a member of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Council.

Jeanne devoted her life to her family and raising her five sons for which she always reflected was her greatest pride and joy. She never wavered and always insisted on the importance to show compassion, kindness and tolerance to all peoples. She especially enjoyed the experiences of traveling throughout the world, from riding camels in Egypt and elephants in India, to snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, and snow skiing throughout the Rockies. She loved socializing and playing bridge over the years with her many friends, the family’s succession of Golden Retrievers, and most deeply, her Catholic faith.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Dr. Vernon H. Young, infant daughter, Mary Margaret Young, and sister Kathleen Marx Sharp. She is survived her sister, Carol Ann Marx Wickersham; her five sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Christopher and Vanessa Young, Gregory and Kathy Young, Patrick and Melissa Young, Dr. Richard Young, and Broderick and Heather Young; grandchildren, Julia, Madeline, Eric, Chloe, Willow, Piper, Ann Claire, Hutton and Evelyn.

Our family would like to express our gratitude for the care and compassion given to our mother by Mary Sowell and her team of care givers.

The family will receive friends at Berry Highland Memorial Funeral Home from 4:30 to 6:00 PM on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. On Wednesday July 10, 2024, a funeral mass will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 10:00 AM with an interment to follow at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Ladies of Charity, or a charity of your choice.