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Bessie Hancock Young

September 21, 1924 — November 3, 2016

Bessie Young, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 3, 2016.

On September 21, 1924 in Winterville, Georgia, Bessie was the seventh of eight children born to the late Alexander Lafayette and Bessie Melton Hancock. She was a trailblazer, playing women's high school basketball in the early 1940s, helping her Winterville team to win the state championship in 1942. In 1955, the Young family was one of the first families to move to the tiny town of Warner Robins. Bessie had a passion for helping others, she volunteered over five thousand hours at Houston Medical Center. She was also a Gold Star Mother and a member emeritus of the Eastern Star. Bessie was a member of the First Baptist Church of Centerville for over 60 years, and after moving in with her daughter in recent years, she attended Christ the King Episcopal in Lilburn, where she continued to be active in church activities. Bessie was an expert seamstress, cook, gardener and homemaker.

Along with her parents and siblings, she is predeceased by her beloved husband of 56 years, Jack Young, and son, Tony Chandler.

Her memory will forever be treasured by her daughter, Jan Tadeo (Ray); son, Joe Young (Georgette); grandchildren, Michael Wolfe, Anne Lockwood, Emmanuel Tadeo, Peter Tadeo, and Ray Tadeo, Jr., as well as great-grandchildren, Lydia and Lauren Lockwood.

Visitation with Bessie's family will be Saturday, November 12, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of McCullough. After the service, Mrs. Young will be laid to rest in Centerville Cemetery.

The family will accept flowers or donations may be given in memory of Bessie Hancock Young to Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation at www.crhcf.org/donate

Funeral Home:
McCullough Funeral Home
417 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA
US 31088

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