Wanda Day Young

By Staff
June 12, 2009
Funeral for Wanda Day Young, 81, of Prattville, formerly of the Hartselle area, was Monday, June 15 at 3 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. A. Ray Lee and Cecil Berry officiating.
Burial was in Burningtree Cemetery.
Mrs. Young died Friday, June 12, 2009, in Prattville. She was born June 19, 1927, in Morgan County to William Winfrey Day and Dolly Louise Luker Day. She was a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church in Priceville and had been employed at Redstone Arsenal with the Civil Service. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved to cook for her family, grow flowers, play piano and sing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merrett Lamar Young; a brother, Jack Day; and three sisters, Margaret Nell Thompson, Glenda Grant and Katie Sue Day.
She is survived by a son, Craig Young and wife Mimi of Prattville; three daughters, Sherry Hassett and husband Johnny of Hope Hull, Kelly Young and partner Bonnie of Louisville, Kentucky and Marty Rapisarda and husband Cliff of Huntington, Mass.; a brother, Bobby Day and wife Maye of Decatur; a sister, Mary Jane Brunette and husband Ken of Huntsville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Perry Johnson, Tim Johnson, Pat Thompson, Clif Green, Spencer Young, Ronnie Day, Jeff Day and Shawn Day.
Honorary pallbearers were Jimmy Day and Scotty Johnson.