Joan Mary Loftus Young- January 19, 1935-January 25, 2026

“JoAnne” Loftus Young, 91, of Scranton, PA, went home to be with Jesus in Holly Springs, MS on January 25, 2026. She was born in Scranton, PA in 1935 to Joseph Anthony Loftus and Mary Bour Loftus. JoAnne majored in English at Swarthmore College, going to work after graduation to The Pentagon before working at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France. She was preceded in death by her father Joseph A. Loftus, mother Mary Loftus and sister Marianne (Ian) Loftus Whitlock. She is survived by her husband Thomas Owen Young, daughters Theresa (Dennis) Karn and Jeanne (Cammie) Shackleford, nephews Joseph (Michele) Cumming and James (Karen) Cumming and niece Debbie Young Ellis. She is also survived by grandchildren Lauren (Aaron) Blackstone, Thomas (Anna) Stewart and Hunter (Mary Jane) Stewart and great grandchildren Bear Blackstone, Fox Blackstone, Jackson Stewart, Maverick Stewart, Ava Stewart and Judah Stewart.
 

The memorial service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 665 Rising Star Rd. Holly Springs, MS 38635 on February 16, 2026 at 12:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, charitable donations to Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse would be greatly appreciated. www.samaritanspurse.org