Memorial service for Mrs. Katherine McGinnis Young, age 100, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 12 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Father Jason Eerhune officiating. Mrs. Young passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Lincoln Care Center.

Mrs. Young was a native of Memphis, TN, the daughter of the late John Mathis and Lena Ruth Shows McGinnis, Jr. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church.

Survivors include her grandson Brandon Young of Atlanta, GA and son Johnny Young of Orange Beach, FL. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Rivers Young and son Doug Young.

Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, September 19, 2016 from 11 until 12 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Interment will be at a later date in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, TN.