Ellen Jean Young

Ellen Jean (Glover) Young, 86, of Belton passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Baylor-Scott and White Hospital in Temple.

Funeral services for Mrs. Young will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel in Belton with Rev. Andy Davis officiating. A graveside service will be held on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Gober Cemetery near her home town of Gober, Texas with Johnny Glover officating.

Jean was born on November 3, 1932 in Gober, Texas to John Newton and Ruth Mae (Green) Glover. She was raised in Gober and graduated as valedictorian from Gober High School in 1950. Mrs. Young then attended East Texas State Teacher's College and graduated from there in 1953 with a degree in Journalism and English with a minor in Sociology. Jean lived in Sherman, Texas from 1955 to 1971 and while living there served as the nursery coordinator at North Park Baptist Church from 1965-1971. After moving to Belton in 1971, Jean began a career with the Belton ISD. While in Belton, she attended Baylor University where she earned her master's degree in 1974. During her tenure with Belton ISD she worked with special needs students, first as a teacher at Belton Junior High and Belton High School for 20 years, and then as a special education coordinator at Belton High School for an additional 16 years. Mrs. Young retired from Belton ISD in 2007 after 36 of faithful years of service to those students whom she loved and cared for as though they were her own.

In 2008, Jean started a blanket ministry at the First Baptist Church in Belton where she had been a member since 1971. A crocheted blanket was given to each new baby in the church. This was done in memory of her grandson Andrew Smith who died of SIDS  in 2001, and to date over 160 blankets have been given to new babies. Mrs. Young also taught an adult ladies Sunday School class from 2008-2015. She also participated in the ministry of writing cards to the military men and women serving our country overseas.

Jean was preceded in death by a son Gary Young as well as grandson Andrew Smith. She is survived by her sons Danny Young and his wife Paula of Georgetown, Texas, and Barry Young and his wife Nicki of Gober, Texas; daughter Laurie Smith and her husband Michael of Hallsville, Texas; and brother Johnny Glover of Cleburne, Texas. Also surviving are grandsons Jacob Smith and Lucas Smith, granddaughters Linen Young Waldrep, Stephanie Young, Carolyn Young, Christina Young, Snoa Garrigan, and Susie Gandy.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to one of the following charities:

Gary Wayne Young Scholarship, Belton Education Enrichment Foundation, 400 N Wall, Belton, Texas 76513.

John and Ruth Glover Scholarship, East Texas Baptist University Office of University Development, 1 Tiger Drive, Marshall, Texas 75670.

Jean Young Scholarship, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Planned Giving Department, UMHB Box 8428, 900 College Street, Belton, Texas 76513.