Sharon Kay Young

Sharon is survived by her husband of 57 years, Tommie; two daughters, Marilyn Samaniego and Jerilyn Avallone; five grandchildren, Carly Osborn, Zoe Molina, Ally Samaniego, Lea Molina, and Daniel Samaniego; 2 great grandchildren Lucy Osborn and Eleanor Osborn; brother Richard Diehl of Huber Heights, Ohio, and Johnny Diehl of Calera, Oklahoma.

She grew up living with her mother and brothers in the small community of Calera, Oklahoma. Located in deep southern Oklahoma due north of Dallas, Calera had a population of 812 people and was surrounded by family owned farms. She attended Calera High School where, as a high school sophomore, she began dating Tommie Young who was a junior.

In April 1963 while home on compassionate leave, Tommie (who had enlisted in the Air Force in January of 1963) and Sharon were married in Cartwright, Oklahoma. Upon graduation from Calera High School the following May, Sharon joined Tommie at his first Air Force assignment in Big Spring, Texas. In October of 1964, she gave birth to two beautiful baby girls Marilyn and Jerilyn

A military wife for 21 ½ years, Sharon was fiercely devoted to her husband and daughters. After Tommie’s retirement from the Air Force she was a homemaker, loving grandmother and great grandmother, and sometimes filled the role of surrogate grandmother to other families.

Sharon will be terribly missed by her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers, extended family, and lifelong friends. She was a woman of strong faith who lived a full and fruitful life and leaves behind a beautiful legacy in her family.

Memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, 5 December 2020 at San Antonio First Church of the Nazarene located at 10715 West Avenue, San Antonio. Due to COVID, seating in the sanctuary is limited to 100 and attendees will be by name only. If unable to attend the service, it will be streamed live on the church’s Facebook page.