Sharon Kay Young

Sharon Kay Young obituary, Shawnee, OH

Sharon Kay Young

Sharon Young Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by J.E. Humphrey Funeral Home on Oct. 14, 2025.

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Sharon Kay Azbell Young, 84, of Lancaster, Ohio passed away on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 at the Pickering House after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Sharon is survived by her children Tammy and Thomas Wright, Michael Young and Michelle, Christa Young and Sean, Hope and Mark Born, and Shawn Young; grandchildren Justin Wright, Kaylee Wright and Damon, Trent Kilbarger and Brooke, Destinee and Cody Swartz, Nathan Young and Lane and Wesley Butts; great-granddaughter and light of her life Harper; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Forrest Azbell, sister Tommie Lou Blair, brother Jack Azbell, granddaughter Marissa, and great-grandson Braxton. A celebration of life to be held at a later date. Caring cremation has been taken place by the J.E. HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME in Shawnee,
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