Dorothy Dawn Young

A graveside service for Dorothy Dawn (Myers) Young, 99, longtime Gainesville resident, most recently of Lawton, OK, is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, TX.

Dorothy was born on January 1, 1921 in Bryant, Indiana.  After graduating from Bryant High School in 1939, she married and moved to Los Angeles, CA.  Her daughter, Beverly Ann, was born in 1941.  She soon divorced and supported herself and her daughter during World War II.  Following the war, she married Dewey Young.  With her husband and daughter, she moved to Texas.  Their daughter, Shelly Renae Young (Elliott), was born in Graham, Texas in 1951.

Dorothy taught herself how to sew when she was thirteen years old.  She was a professional seamstress her entire working life until she retired in 1986.  Dorothy and Dewey lived most of their 52 years of marriage in Gainesville, TX.  During their retirement, they enjoyed fishing and relaxing in their second home at Lake Texoma for many years.  They traveled to several countries in Europe while visiting their daughter and her family when they were stationed in the military in Germany.

Dorothy is survived by: daughter Shelly Elliott and husband Jesse Wayne; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

Mrs. Young was preceded in death by: parents Morris and Mabel Myers; husband Dewey Young; and daughter Beverly Ann Vineyard.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association.