Marlene Young

Marlene Elizabeth Young was born on January 25th, 1960 in
Montgomery County, Virginia her parents were Ruth Elizabeth Crisp a
native of Christiansburg, Virginia and James Donald Crisp of Pulaski,
Virginia. She watched her parents along with her grandparents S.B.
Morgan and Lucy Elizabeth Morgan run their famous Taxi cab service
and restaurant that was located on Depot Street in Christiansburg
Virginia.
Marlene's parent’s eventually moved to Washington D.C. in the
mid 60’s. Marlene accepted Christ at a very young age and attended East
Friendship Baptist Church located in Washington D.C. Marlene had
various occupations that range from Cosmetology, Data Processing,
Childcare, and last but certainly not least C.N.A. Marlene enjoyed
spending time with her family. Family was a huge factor when it came
to Marlene; she loved traveling, eating seafood, and spending time
together during the holidays.
On another note, Marlene was the only child and a true daddy’s
girl. Unfortunately her dad's health started to decline in the early 2000’s
which resulted in Marlene and her children having to relocate back to
her hometown Christiansburg Virginia in June 2002 to care for her
father. She was honored to take care of her father in his final days. After
her father passed she went back to work as a certified nursing assistant at
Heritage Hall in Blacksburg, VA. She worked the weekend shift so she
was not able to attend church. She made sure she studied God’s word
daily by watching Les Feldick and TD Jakes. Marlene’s health began to
decline and she had to leave her job as a Certified nursing assistant. Her
faith in God remained strong in the most challenging times. Marlene
loved her husband, daughters, grandchildren, and extended family very
much.
She was preceded in death by her Maternal grandparents Lucy E.
Holmes-Morgan, S.B. Morgan, and Paternal grandparents Samuel Crisp,
and Mary Della Crisp, her parents Ruth E. Crisp, and James Donald
Crisp. She is survived by her husband of 35 years Wayne F. Young, her
daughters Nakisha Crisp, Latoya Young, Latricia Young, and Natascha
(Andrew) Dillon, her grandchildren Morgan Young-Stewart, Kamryn
Dillon, and Harper Dillon, her sister in laws Lisa Cherry, Kimberly Pitts,
and Waynetta Young. She also leaves behind her Aunts Delzora
Williams, and Mary-Louise Alexander and a host of cousins and
extended family and Friends.