Louise Ralston Young

Louise Ralston Young, 88, homemaker and retired switchboard operator at Maury Regional Hospital, died Thursday, April 17th at Columbia Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Rick Elsey officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was the daughter of the late W. C. and Florence Horne Ralston of Mt. Pleasant and a long-time resident of Fleming Street in Riverside. She was married to the late William Everette Young who preceded her in death February 5, 1986. Mrs. Young was a charter member of West End Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Ronald (Marcia) Young of Chattanooga and Richard (Barbara) Young of Brentwood; two sisters, Vivian Erwin of Bigbyville and Marie Harris of Franklin; four grandchildren, Bryan Young of Atlanta, Michael Young of Brentwood, Laurie Young, and Sarah (Danny) Thomas of Birmingham. She was preceded in death by a sister, Bessie Kelley and brothers, William "Buddy" Ralston, Gene Ralston, and Carlos Ralston. Pallbearers are Billy Webb Smith, Douglas Young, Bryan Young, Michael Young, Andy McKee, Thomas Erwin, and Danny Thomas.