Maggie Young Obituary (1920 - 2008)

Maggie was born on May 29, 1920 to the Adolphus Hayman and Annie Howard. Maggie grew up and went to school in the St. Michaels area where she met and made many lasting friendships. Maggie worked picking crabs at Harrison Jarbo and worked for Dr. Shinn in St. Michaels for many years. Maggie had a sensitive heart with a deep compassion for children. She often referred to children by calling them "kido". She also found comfort in her Lord Savior Jesus Christ. She was a member of the Union United Methodist Church of St. Michaels. She served on the choir many years until her health began to fail. On Sunday, November 23, 2008 with her daughter, Mattie and grandson, Darryl at her bedside, God called Maggie's name and she answered yes. She was preceded in death by her husband Howard Young, daughter, Shirley Holland, and brothers, William, Charles and Benjamin Smith. Maggie leaves to cherish her memories, a daughter, Mattie Fountain (St. Michaels, MD); two sisters, Mary Smith (Upper Marlboro, MD) and Annie Fields (Wilmington, DE); brother, Oscar Smith (Alice), Marion, MD; seven grandchildren, Walter Thomas (Gloria), Easton, MD, Darryl Fountain (Cambridge, MD), Jerry Holland (Veronica), Severna Park, MD, Valerie Holland (Laurel, Md), Josephine Holland (Salisbury, MD), Timothy Holland, Jr. (Baltimore, Md) and Tonya Lacey (Upper Marlboro, MD); fourteen great grandchildren; eighteen great great grandchildren; a goddaughter, Sarah Copes (Berlin, Md) and a host of other relatives and friends Funeral services will be held on Saturday November 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm with a viewing two hours prior to the service at Union UM Church in St. Michael Md.