Funeral services for Miriam Young, 95, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Walter Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Restland Memorial Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until the service begins at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018.

Mrs. Young was born on June 27, 1923 in Hortense, Texas to parents, Cleona (Thomas) Clamon and W.E. (Bill) Clamon. She died peacefully at the home of her son, Stephen Young in Livingston. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jake N. Young; son, Adrian Young; brothers, Roy Clamon, Lucian Clamon, Leslie Clamon, and Rodrick Clamon; and sisters, Vertie Clamon, Esther Clamon, Edith Stanton, Lydia Tamburello, and Ruth Courtney. She is survived by her son, Stephen Young; grandson, Jacob Young and wife, Alisha; granddaughters, Julie Young and Shelly Young; their mother, Neta Young; four great-grandchildren, Graden Emmons, Trace Flores, Jake Young, and Jaci Young; brother, Ray Clamon and wife, Sarah; and daughter-in-law, Pamelee Atlas; along with numerous other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Young graduated from Corrigan High School in 1939 and continued her education with a Bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin and a Master's degree from Sam Houston State University. She married Jake N. Young in Jacksonville, Florida in 1944 where Jake was training to be a Navy aviator. She taught in the Polk County public school systems at Bold Springs, Big Sandy, and Livingston. Her passion was coaching girl's basketball in Livingston, winning 14 district crowns with 10 consecutive District Championships. In her free time, Miriam enjoyed playing bridge and gardening; however her main interest was in music. She sang at numerous weddings, was a member of the music study club, the First Baptist Church choir, and a trio called "The Sentimentalists." She also liked to travel to Europe. She would spend summers organizing friends for a tour group through a travel agent. After Jake died in 1981, she retired to her home in Livingston with her sisters nearby. She was an active member of the Fannie Mae Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church in Livingston.

A very special thank you to her caregivers, Brenda Gonzales and Rebecca Searle, and to the doctors and staff of Hospice In The Pines.

Pallbearers: Edwin Young, Graden Emmons, Trace Flores, Lynn Clamon, Dale Clamon, Randy Courtney, Jacob Young, Jake Young

Honorary Pallbearers: Harlan Camp, Kathleen McKenzie, Linda Evans, Ryan Courtney, Keith Courtney, Denver Courtney, Gary Young, Lyndon Tamburello

Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online guestbook at www.cochranfh.com .