Ruth Plemons Young

Ruth Plemons Young, age 84, passed away peacefully at home December 4, 2020. She was born to Hobson and Reba Plemons in Tellico Plains on October 2, 1936. In 1954, she married Reed Young with whom she raised two daughters in Friendsville, Tennessee where she was part of a close-knit community for almost 60 years.
Ruth worked for many years in the Blount County Clerk’s office. Prior to that she worked at JC Penney Department Store. She loved tending to her flowers, was an enthusiastic UT Vol fan, a skilled seamstress, and an excellent southern cook.
Most of all, Ruth was a dedicated mother who loved and cared about her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. The legacy she leaves them is one of enduring strength and faith in God.
Ruth is preceded in death by her parents, Hobson Dewey Plemons and Francis Reba Luther; sisters, Mary Thorpe and Lila Teague; and brother, Bob Plemons.
She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Karen Young and Kathy and Jim Clark; grandchildren, Elizabeth Clark, Jonathan Irwin his wife Becky; and great-granddaughter, Kylie Irwin; sisters, Jewel Parker, Gwen Nelms, Doris Shadden, Judy Turpin, and June Plemons; brothers and sister-in-law, Gerald and Shirley Plemons, Jim Plemons, and Jerry and Linda Plemons.
Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Wednesday, December 9th from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at McCammon Ammons Click funeral home, 220 W. Broadway Ave., Maryville, Tennessee and a graveside service on Thursday, December 10th at 2:00 p.m., Holston College Cemetery, 3853 Holsten Cemetery Rd., Louisville, Tennessee.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 230, Knoxville, TN 37919.