Betty C. Young

Betty Cornell Young passed peacefully on Friday, July 23, 2021. She was born on May 7, 1934, in Baltimore City, Maryland, to the late James Argent Jackson and Mary Gertrude Jackson.

Betty attended schools in Anne Arundel County and was a graduate of Wiley H. Bates High School class of 1952. She was a secretary for the Motor Vehicle Administration in Glen Burnie and the Maryland House of Correction in Jessup, Maryland. She retired from the State of Maryland after twenty-plus years of service as a secretary.

She married Carl Augustus Young in 1954, and later, they had two children, Carl Augustus Young, Jr., and Dale Anthony Young.

Betty loved spending time with her family, friends, and in-laws. She made friends with many who crossed her path. Betty enjoyed attending John Wesley UMC in Glen Burnie, singing in the church choir, and listening to gospel music. She traveled with her sisters throughout the United States and the Caribbean. In her leisure, she enjoyed dancing, collecting decorative elephants, shopping for the latest clothes and shoes, eating crabs, and reading the newspaper. Her best days were spent laughing and talking with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Carl A. Young, Sr.; two brothers, Argent Claymore Jackson, and Alfred S. Jackson; four sisters, Helen G. Brooks, Beulah I. Jackson-Fossett, Mae L. Hardy, and Viola Katherine Brooks.

Betty’s life was enriched with the love of family and friends. She leaves to cherish her loving memory: one sister Evelyn E. Smith; two devoted sons, Carl A. Young, Jr., and Dale A. Young (Candace); one granddaughter, Marisa Johnson; two grandsons, Cole A. Young and Darius A. Young; five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family will receive visitors at Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services, 1 2nd Avenue, S.W. (at Crain Hwy) in Glen Burnie, on Thursday, July 29th, from 4-7 PM. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, 10:30 AM, at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 6924 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, with a wake prior from 10:00-10:30 AM. Interment will be held on Saturday, 10AM, Saint’s Rest Cemetery. The family kindly requests that all visitors please wear a mask. The church also requires masks to be worn at all times. The church is only allowing 30 visitors in the sanctuary and 30 visitors in their overflow room at one time.