Norma Clarice Young

On Sunday, January 13, 2002, God decided to take a walk through His heavenly fields. “The harvest is really beautiful,” God stated, “but there is one flower that stands out above the rest.” God decided to pick that flower and place it forever in His sight. That flower was Norma C. Young. Norma C. Young was born December 21, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the youngest of six children born to the late James W. and Carrie Height Woodlon. Norma was reared in the John Wesley United Methodist Church, originally located at Sharp and Montgomery Streets, in the beloved South Baltimore Community where she was raised. At an early age, she married the late Harold Rooks. They were blessed with the birth of one son Guy Jonathan Rooks. Norma received her education in the Public Schools of Baltimore and was employed by the Charles T. Brandt Co. In the late 1950’s Norma met John H. Young. They were joined in Holy matrimony on April 1, 1961. Norma then left her job to devote herself as wife and mother to the two men who were the loves of her life, Johnny and Guy. She provided for them a warm and loving home environment, which was a true reflection of her own gentle spirit. Johnny and Norma shared a loving marriage of 29 years before he passed in 1990.Norma was a faithful member of the Providence Baptist Church, which became her church home in 1962 when she married Johnny. She loved the Lord and her church and loved worshipping there with her church family. She particularly enjoyed serving as member of the E. W. White Silver Leaf Club. Norma came from a very close family. She and her brothers and sisters and their spouses shared in the planning and execution of every major family gathering. Realizing the importance of family unity and fellowship, they formed a Family club. “The Woodlon Clan”, meeting monthly and serving to promote togetherness and preserve family tradition. She was Ma, to Guy…Aunt Norm, to her nieces and nephews and Grandma to Joshua and Gregory, the two grandson of whom she was most proud. She welcomed all into her home with a genuine smile followed by the inevitable question… “Did you eat?” She’d rarely let you leave before she’d fed you or shared a laugh with you. Many a good time was had in Aunt Norma’s kitchen, especially when Aunt Norma was cooking or just cutting up and making you laugh. You could taste the love in anything she cooked and feel her love every time she looked at you. She was fun loving and energetic and participated happily in the activities of the Seniors in the Morris Hill community she called home. Norma will be remembered with gentle smiles, uproarious laughter, tears of tender longing and a prayer of thanks to Almighty God for blessing us with her sweet presence. She leaves to cherish her most precious memory: a son, Guy Jonathan Rooks; two grandsons, Joshua Rooks and Gregory Rooks; one brother, William (Pop) Woodlon; two sisters-in-law, Anne Woodlon and Ellen Woodlon; her dear and lifelong friend, Martha Anne Pemberton Byrd and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends

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Norma Clarice Young

December 21, 1921 - January 13, 2002