Mrs. Retta B. Young, 97, of Ocilla died Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Irwin County Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 3 PM Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Ocilla Cemetery the Rev. Robert Couey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 1:30 until the funeral hour.
Mrs. Young was born November 29, 1910 in Bacon County, Georgia to the late John and Lucinda Carter Boatwright. A former resident of Ben Hill County, she lived in Ocilla most of her life. She was a clerk and seamstress at A.S. Harris Department Store in Ocilla. A member of Ocilla Baptist Church, she was active in the Womans’ Missionary Union. Mrs. Young was an avid gardener and enjoyed sewing.
She is survived by her Son: Bobby (Sue) Young of Fitzgerald; Daughter: Grace (Wallace)Feagan of Titusville, FL; 4 Grandchildren, 8 Great-Grandchildren and 1 Great-Great Grandchild; and Sister: Willie Mae Tapley of Brunswick, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband Aldean Young, 3 sisters and 2 brothers.