Courtesy of ShelbyCountyToday.Com

Jo Hairgrove Young, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and dear friend to so many passed away after a long battle with breast cancer on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Services for Mrs. Young will be conducted at the chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 11:00 am officiating will be Dr. Wallace Watkins. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10:00 am to service time. Private family graveside services will follow at the Buena Vista Cemetery near Timpson, TX.

Born November 21, 1930 in Timpson, Texas to Wilburn and Pearl Burns Hairgrove, Jo grew up, went to school and spent her early days of life in Shelby County.

Jo graduated from Timpson High School. She attended Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches. Jo and Mike were married February 19, 1949 and were married 59 years when Mike passed on May 23, 2008.

Along with her late-husband, Marion (Mike) Chadwick Young, Jo and Mike raised one son and one daughter. The family made their home in Marshall, Texas. For many years they travelled and lived all over the country with Mike as he was working on the pipeline. Later they opened Young’s Welding where Jo managed the office and the books for her husband and brother –in-law, Buddy Young.

Jo was actively involved in the Symphony League of Marshall and The First Baptist Church.

Jo is survived by her son, Michael C. Young and daughter in law, Laura Koenig Young of Tyler, Texas and her daughter, Joan Young Wortley-Hunt and husband, John Stuart-Wortley-Hunt of Marshall, Texas; her two sisters, Wilma Hairgrove Culp and husband, Paul Culp of Lampasas, Texas and Frances Hairgrove McIntyre and husband, Dudley McIntyre of Timpson, Texas; three brothers, James Edward Hairgrove of Pearland, Texas, Franklin Hairgrove of Timpson, Texas; Bill Hairgrove and wife, Rita Hairgrove of Timpson, Texas; and was preceded in death by her brother, Van Hairgrove of Center, Texas.

Jo also proudly loved and was the devoted grandmother (affectionately called Jo Jo) to Michael Ann Young of Houston, Texas and Mary “Caroline” Young of Tyler, Texas.

Being of a family of 7 brothers and sisters, Jo was most proud her many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Nieces and nephews are Kay Hairgrove Krenek, Becky Hairgrove Cook, Beth Hairgrove Castle, Bobby Hairgrove, David Culp, Linda Culp Floerke, Kent McIntyre, Jan McIntyre, Eddie Hairgrove, Tom Hairgrove, Burt Hairgrove, and those nephews who predeceased her were the late Ronnie Hairgrove, the late Billy Van Hairgrove, and the late Randy Hairgrove.

A special gratitude and appreciation goes to her loving caregivers Frances Buford and Eleanor Morris. And the great team at Hospice especially Sue Perkins and Gabby Sheppard.

Jo will be missed by all who loved her, and whose lives she touched and help to shape.

The Honorary Pallbearers will be her nephews: Bobby Hairgrove, David Culp, Kent McIntyre, Eddie Hairgrove, Tom Hairgrove and Burt Hairgrove.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in memory of Jo Hairgrove Young. https://www.bcrfcure.org/The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 60 East 56th Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10022