Shirley Ann Young

Udall - Young, Shirley Ann, 81. On January 16th, 2021, Shirley entered the gates of heaven to be welcomed by her son, Jeff. She was born February 19th, 1939 to Emil and Doris Kinnard in Bell, California. The family then moved to Attica, Kansas where Shirley was raised. Shirley married her high school sweetheart, Howard Young, on November 1st, 1958. They then headed to California. They made their home and raised their three children in Westminster, California. Howard and Shirley owned and operated H&S Construction together for many years. She then became a hairstylist and owned her own beauty salon. After raising their children, Howard and Shirley moved back to Kansas where they established Young's Farms outside of Udall. Shirley worked for the Udall School District as a cook. Her passions included making women beautiful, oil painting, and photography. Shirley had a heart of gold, always a welcoming smile and loved everyone. She was preceded in death by her parents,  Emil and Doris Kinnard; brother, George Kinnard; son, Jeff Young; and Lily, her dog. Shirley is survived by her husband, Howard Young; sister, Sharon Betley; daughter, Brenda O'Hare; son, Kevin (Dawn) Young; grandchildren, Justin (Danielle) Young, Megan (Patrick) Goethals, and Travis Young; 9 great-grandchildren; extended family, Brett and Teresa Russell, their children, Joshua (Jennifer) Russell and Amanda (Kevin) Conrad. Special thanks to our "Angel", Jaden Jacobs. Visitation: Friday, January 22nd, 2021 from 5pm to 7pm at Smith Family Mortuary, 501 SE Louis Blvd. Mulvane, KS 67110. Funeral Service: 1pm Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 at Smith Family Mortuary - Mulvane. Burial will take place at Ninnescah Cemetery, Udall, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cumbernauld Village, 716 N Tweed St, Winfield, KS 67156.