Caryl (Crosby) Young

Caryl (Crosby) Young, 71, died on November 15, 2013 in Webster, TX. She was born in Boston, MA on September 15, 1942 to Ethel (Henry) and Kenneth Crosby. Caryl was a Registered Nurse for over 45 years and a 1964 graduate of the Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing. She later earned both her BSN and MSN in Nursing Administration from the University of Florida. She also became a Certified Case Manager and made the helping of others her primary focus for the last 18 years.Caryl was outgoing, kind-hearted, and is said to have "never met a stranger." She enjoyed spending time with friends, working in her yard, and researching family history. She was an accomplished cook and had a gift for interior decorating and home improvement. Caryl was an animal lover, and she doted on her rescue dog Dolly. She took a keen interest in the political process and believed strongly in making the world a better place.

One of her biggest joys was being a grandmother and spending time with her grandchildren. They dearly miss their "Grammie," and her memory will always be alive in their hearts.

She is survived by her husband Charles John Young Jr.; her daughters Andrea Harrell of Orlando, FL and Evelyn (Harrell) Dewey and her husband Donald Dewey of Atlanta, GA; stepdaughters Pandora Young of Los Angeles, CA and Cindy Young and her husband Mark Burke of Cary, NC. Caryl also had 4 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister Jayne Summers and brother Robert Crosby.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 12:00 at Jellison Funeral Home, 25 Concord Street, Peterborough, NH. A graveside service will immediately follow at Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, NH.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, as Caryl was a breast cancer survivor: https://donations.bcrfcure.org/donate-now