Barbara Ann Young

October 14, 1941 - June 2, 2020

Barbara Ann (Brown) Young passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Denison, TX at the age of 78. She was born on October 14, 1941 to Joe B and Grace (Coble) Brown in Durant, OK. In 1954, she moved from Caddo to Calera, OK and graduated from Calera High in 1959. She then went to Dallas to work for Fidelity Union Life Insurance for 2 years. Barbara married Larry Guy Young who was in the Air Force. They moved to Georgia for 1.5 years then to France for 3 years on returning to the states to Louisiana and Washington DC. Larry was sent to SE Asia for a year while Barbara and the children resided in Plano where she worked for Varo. Larry returned in July 1969 then the family moved back to Oklahoma. He started college and Barbara went to work at Farmers Home Admin then went to work at Pillsbury for 11 years then to work for Cherokee Phone for 8 years and quit due to an illness. Barbara did bookkeeping for J & S Manufacturing part- time and began sub teaching for 6 years, then she finally retired. She loved her family more than anything and adored her grandkids. She was an avid reader, loved painting, crafts, gardening, flowers, and traveling with friends. She is preceded in death by her husband Larry Young and grandson Nicholas Manners. Survivors include her son Steven Young and wife Kim of Colbert and their children Tanner and Carson; daughter Shelly Self and husband Randy and their son Derek. A graveside service will be held 10:00 AM Friday, June 5, 2020 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Calera with Angie Bauer officiating. A come and go visitation will begin Thursday from 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family at brownsfuneralservice.com Services are under the direction of Brown’s Durant Funeral and Cremation Service.