Livingston, Venna Young

Monday, July 09, 2012
Venna Livingston
Venna Livingston

Venna Young Livingston, 91, Rossville, Ga., died on Sunday, July 8, 2012, in a local health care facility.

She had been a resident of Valley Head, Ala., for 42 years before moving to North Georgia. Mrs. Livingston was a member of Bible Way Baptist Church, but previously had been a longtime member of Valley Head United Methodist Church in Valley Head.  

She was preceded in death by her parents, W. B. and Lillie McCollum Young; husband, Gordon Wade Livingston; grandson, Wade Mercer; brother, Tom Young; sisters, Zula Waddell and Madge Sparks.

Survivors are daughters, Sue (Sam) Mosley, Loganville, Ga., Marilyn Mercer, Ringgold, Ga.; brother Woodrow Young, Gadsden, Alabama; grandchildren, Carmen (James) Reed, Jamie (Rob) Smith, Ben Mosley, and Suzanne (Adam) Reid; six great-granddaughters; several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday, July 11, in Mt. View Memory Gardens, Rainsville, Ala. 

Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.

The family would like to give special thanks to NHC HealthCare Center of Fort Oglethorpe.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, at Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.



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