Laurie Byrd Young

Laurie Byrd Young obituary

Laurie Byrd Young

Laurie Young Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Whitlock Mortuary, Inc. on Sep. 28, 2025.
Laurie Byrd Dunn Young, age 72, of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025 at her home.

Born January 31, 1953 in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Vernon Dunn and the late Mildred Ruth Tincher.

Laurie was of the Pentecostal Faith and was a former employee with Waffle House.

Family members include her daughters, Penny Marsingill (J.C.), Jammie Amerson (Travis), and Alexis Young (David Browning); grandchildren, Heather McDaniel (James), Jessica Hooks (Jonathan), Madalynn Shelton, and Christopher Shelton; step-son, Joshua Young; brother, Jackie Ray Dunn; and 15 great-grandchildren.

No services are planned.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers and sign the online guestbook at www.whitlockmortuary.net.

Whitlock Mortuary, Funeral and Cremations is honored to be serving the family of Laurie Byrd Dunn Young.

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