Frankie O. Young

Frankie O. Young, 82, passed away on Monday, April 10th at Paris Regional Medical Center. Services will be held at 4 PM on Thursday, April 13th at Bright Holland Funeral Home with Bro. Evan Butler officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 3pm prior to the service at Bright Holland on Thursday. A Paris native, Frankie was born on November 22, 1934, the daughter of Rosa Lee (Evans) and Richard Riggs Archer. Frankie was Salutatorian of her graduating class in 1952 at Cunningham High School. She was voted Secretary of her Senior Class, as well as Sweetheart of the F.F.A. Frankie married James “Jim” Young on February 15, 1953 in Glory, Texas and they had two daughters, Charlotte and Sheila. As a military family, they lived in Texas, Arizona, Okinawa, California, Washington and Utah. After Jim’s retirement from the Air Force in 1973, they returned to Lamar County, where Frankie was a longtime member of the Blossom Church of Christ. Professionally, she was well-known and well-loved as the Secretary to the Principal at Blossom Elementary School for almost 30 years. Frankie was a phenomenal cook and anyone who knew her can attest that her fried chicken, cakes, pies, and biscuits and gravy were out of this world. Frankie and Jim were passionate gardeners and spent countless hours tending to their flower beds and vegetable patch. They enjoyed sharing the bounty of their garden with friends and family up right up until the very end. Frankie also loved traveling with Jim, her sister Virgie and brother in-law James. Nothing made her happier than viewing the wildflowers or walking along the beaches with the people dearest to her. She was beloved by her two granddaughters, Destiny and Morgan, and actively helped raise them throughout their lives, as well as her cherished nieces, Emilee, Sara and Chelsey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, in December 2016, as well as her parents. She is survived by her daughters, Charlotte Cline and Sheila Young; granddaughters, Destiny Pierce (and husband Alex Macarte) and Morgan Cline; her sister Virgie White (and husband James), sisters and brother-in-law: Bob and Dorothy Young, Pat and Becky Young, Kay and Dale Burnett, Ann Mann, Barbara Young, and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be: Scott Adams, Kenny Backus, Rod Richardson, Earl Unruh & Michael Womack. Honorary pallbearers will be Phillip Bolton, Casey Fendley, John Savell, Bob Young, Pat Young, and James White.