Wanda Lelia Young

Wanda Courville Young was entrusted to God's loving care on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at her home. She was 74 years old, a native of Chataignier and a resident of Baton Rouge. She was a retired nurse, a Eucharistic minister and a former Regent of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas with Our Lady of Mercy Parish. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, John E. Young; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Byron Sanders, Patricia and Mitch Soileau, Paula and Kenny Blanchard, and Elizabeth Scallan; two stepdaughters, a stepson, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Al and his wife, Germaine Courville, and Kenneth Courville. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Smith; father, Delcombe Courville; brothers, Bertman Courville, Ronald Courville and D.J. Courville; sister, Yvonne Guillory; her baby, Maxie; stepdaughter, Carolyn; and grandson, Daniel. Visitation will be at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Sunday, Jan. 22, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Visitation will resume on Monday at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 445 Marquette Ave., from 9 a.m. and until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Ansley Cemetery, Ansley, near Ruston. Special thanks are expressed to Hospice In His Care and to her caregivers. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her memory to the American Cancer Society.