Patricia Lea Young

Patricia Lea Young passed away at home July 25, 2017. She recently returned home to East Tennessee, where she was raised, to be closer to her daughter and sisters in retirement. She spent most of her adult life in California, where she moved as a teenager. She had a long career with the State of California, ending as an Information Technology Project Management Consultant. Patti was extraordinarily bright, curious and adventurous, anxious to look around the next corner and see what awaited her. She was an avid reader and was always ready to travel and explore. She loved history and art. A highlight of her life was spending six months traveling throughout Western Europe, where she visited places about which she had read and discovered much more. Patti had a marvelous, sometimes biting sense of humor. She was a joy to be around. She cared deeply about others, particularly those in need. She got great satisfaction counseling seniors about their confusing Medicare options. Patti is survived by her husband, Casey Young, her daughter Ami Anderson, her son Jason Terry, her sisters Jessica Moore (Mike) and Denise Martin (Tim), brother John Penland (Karen), and by Casey’s daughters, Kimberly and Lindsay Young, to whom she was never a step-mother, only a great friend. Patti has one surviving Aunt, Judy Whitehead. She is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Patti was predeceased by her older sister, Vera Ray, in 2005. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m, August 5, 2017, at Smith Funeral Services, 1402 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, Tennessee. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Patricia Lea Young please visit our Sympathy Store.