Born August 29, 1937 in Smyth County Virginia, she was the daughter of Mary Ellen Berill and Levator Fortner.
Elva was an administrator at Hughes and TTC Electronics. She loved to spend time in her flower gardens and with her two dogs. She was a good friend and mother figure to all who needed advice or just needed someone to listen.
She is survived by her husband Charles Robert Young, daughter Debbie and her husband, Bob of Rohrersville, Md., sister, Georgia Woods and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Lawrence Hayton; sisters, Dianne and Louise and brother “Junie”.
A memorial service will be held on June 21, 2018 at Rosedale Funeral Home at 2pm. visitation will be 1 hour prior to the start of the service.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the “ Susan B Komen Breast cancer fund”.
Condolences can be sent to www.rosedalefuneral.com