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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86493108972Thursday May 22, 2025 12:00 PM
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Nancy Marie Cullimore Young, age 80, passed away on May 13, 2025 of Alzheimer’s disease at her home in Riverton, Utah. Nancy was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 4, 1944 to James Alfred and Grace Gardner Cullimore. She grew up there in a warm circle of friends and attended Oklahoma City schools until her junior year in high school when she went to England with her parents on an assignment with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Finishing her public schooling in Sutton Coldfield, England, she returned to Brigham Young University where she obtained BA and Masters Degrees in Speech Therapy before embarking on her profession in both public and private education.
She married George B Young on June 10, 1968 in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She then became a Military Spouse as she followed her husband on his various assignments with the US Army. She became the mother of six children. As well as an educator of young children, Nancy was a business woman. She built, owned and operated a premiere pre-school/child care facility (The Young One’s Center) in Sierra Vista, Arizona, which provided 250 children with loving, developmental care. After thirteen moves in twenty-four years they returned to Sandy, Utah where she spent fifteen years working with Special Needs children in the Granite School District.
Always actively involved in the Women’s and Children’s organizations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nancy served in many capacities at both the Ward and Stake levels. Upon her retirement she accompanied her husband on three, full-time foreign Missions: Singapore/Malaysia, Leeds, England and Scotland. She could never decide which of these three missions was her favorite, adapting to—and serving faithfully in—each one.
She was diagnosed with Dementia—followed by Alzheimer’s—shortly after her return from Scotland, and lived out the remaining eight years of her life in quiet dignity with infinite patience, inspiring all who crossed her path. Her only complaint being a common one, uttered right up to the end of her life, “Oh, George, I’m no good to anyone, anymore!” Little did she realize just how “good” she remained, and always will, to all of us.
She is survived by her husband, George, and by children: James Brigham (Kari), Adam Morgan (Rebecca), Emily Young Barclay (Derek), Matthew Gardner (Amy), Jacob Cullimore (Stacy) Benjamin Rigby (Carli); nineteen grandchildren and two, great grand children; brother Kelvyn H. Cullimore and sister Luella Cullimore Payne.
Funeral Services will be conducted in the Castlewood Ward House, 12691 South 3600 West, Riverton, Utah 84065 at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, May 22, 2025. A Visitation for family and friends will precede the funeral at 10:30 AM on May 22nd at the Ward House.
Services will be streamed via Zoom for those wishing to attend virtually. To watch the services, please click the "Watch Services" link above.
In lieu of floral tributes, the family suggests an act of service be performed in the community, or a charitable contribution of personal choice be made in Nancy’s memory.
Profound gratitude is expressed to the remarkable Hospice Personnel, CNA’s, Respite Care Givers, Nurses, Doctors, Hair Dresser, Manicurist, Family Members and Friends who supported Nancy during her long illness.
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George, I am so sorry to learn of Nancy’s passing. My heartfelt condolences to you and your children.
Nan, you were so steady in life--so loving and engaging and filled with purpose. We always loved being around you our dear friend and look forward to many more times in the future. You have left a heart broken man whom we will do our best to keep him propped up :). Thank you for living life so abundantly Nan. We love you so much and miss you already.
Dear brother Young,
This has been a hard, sad news for me to receive. Please receive my deepest condolecenses for the passing of our friend, your beautiful, loving wife, Nancy.
I will always remember her and miss her much. Her loving, caring, understanding, beautiful demeanor will always be cherished.
May our Lord and savior hold her in his loving, safe arms always. And may you and your family be comforted and feel his love even more so during this time. We will see her again.
With much love and sympathy,
Your friend from the 17th ward,
Juanita Andrade
George,
I'm so sorry to hear of Nancy's passing. Such a dear woman--we will miss her and I know you will miss her dearly as well. Our thoughts and prayers are with you--I hope you can be comforted knowing you will be with her again. I am unable to join at the funeral, but I wanted you to know that we are thinking of you. Jenny will be there, giving our love for both of us.
What to send out condolence for the passing of a great lady.. I was grateful for the moments that we were able to share growing up with Aunt Nancy.
We wish that we lived closer and could have continued to build on my childhood memories. I know that she will be greeted by those who have passed before especially her mother and father. Know that she will continue to live in your memories until the day when we are all be reunited again in our Fathers kingdom.
May there be peace in the sorrow of losing a wife, mother and grandmother.
Love Curtis
What a beautiful woman, wife, mother and example of being kind and generous. So many found memories being in the Young family household and feeling so welcomed and loved.
Sending my love and thoughts for healing and joy in celebrating all Nancy represents in your lives.
Words can not express our love for you two.... 'Til we meet again. We love you. Susan and Paul
We were so sad to hear of the passing of Nancy she has always been an example of a true disciple of Christ, we recall as we served together at the Institute building in Leeds her influence for good and the perfect example she portrayed for those Young single adults , they loved being in her presence and learning from her in so many ways. We treasured our times together, the concerned talks about the students and the laughter we all had together, the outings the Temple trips the lessons and the feeling that we were just one big family and she was the" Head Mum".
We loved our visits to Oban and the choice times we spent in her company along with George they were the perfect hosts with the ability to make us feel, while we were there , the most important people in there lives.
We thank the Lord that our paths crossed ,Nancy has provided us with much joy and spiritual growth.
We enjoyed joining you for the service and learned so much more of her life her talents her unique way of dealing with challenges and the depth of her testimony. She truly loved her Saviour .
Thank you all for sharing her with us she will radiate her personal light continually in our lives.
Till we meet again.
Dear George –
So sad to learn of Nancy's passing. I've often wondered how she is doing since you moved.
I still have the articles you kindly sent me for our 17th Ward newsletter when you were serving in the Scotland/Ireland Mission. Today I looked again at the fun photo of Nancy and you popping a Christmas cracker at the Oban Branch Christmas party!
I have great admiration for your loyal care of Nancy. May the memories you share enrich your life.