Ellie Ruth Younger

Published 6:30 am Friday, April 20, 2012

    Services for Ellie Ruth Younger will be held Saturday, April 21 at Barham Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Rev. Mike Russell will be officiating.

    Mrs. Younger, 86, of Franklin, Tenn. (formerly of Lauderdale, Miss.) passed away Wednesday at Belvedere Commons Nursing Home in Franklin, Tenn. She enjoyed quilting and gardening, loved to work and care for her flowers, was a devout Christian, a longtime member of 1st Baptist Church of Lauderdale, a devoted wife (married to Troy P. Younger, 58 years at the time of his death) a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was also very active in her community of Dalewood Shores.

    She is survived by her daughters, Van Rolison and husband James of Franklin, Tenn., Lynn Younger of Smyrna, Tenn., grandchildren, Stacy Rolison, Shawn Rolison and wife Heidi, Tina Frederick and husband Matthew and Lee Kornegay and wife Teri. She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Rylie Rolison, Preston Kornegay and John Clark along with numerous nieces and nephews.

    She was preceded in death by her parents, Gedie and Ruth Blalock, husband, Troy P. Younger, sisters, Doris Blanton and Edna McAdams, brother William “Bill” Blalock.

    Pallbearers will be Shawn Rolison, Lee Kornegay, Walter Blanton, Shane Blanton, John Clark and Matthew Frederick. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark and Jimmy Younger.

    Visitation will be 5pm to 7 pm on Friday  and one hour prior to service on Saturday.

The family request that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Waves, 145 SE Parkway, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37064.