May 29, 2023

Mary 'Cookie' Youngers

Posted May 29, 2023 9:16 PM

Mary 'Cookie' Youngers, Kingman

Mary 'Cookie' Youngers
Mary 'Cookie' Youngers

https://www.livingstonfh.com/obituary/mary-youngers

November 20, 1941 - May 25, 2023

Mary “Cookie” Youngers, of Kingman died May 25, 2023 at the age of 81. 

She was born Nov. 20, 1941 in Colwich, Kansas the daughter of Bill and Alvine Linnebur.  

Mary attended school in Colwich and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Wichita in 1959.  In 1976 she graduated from the Chicago School of Decorating and was an entrepreneur of a business in Kingman called Interiors By Mary.  After thirty years, she retired in 2006.

She was a member of the St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella and the Altar Society, all of Kingman.

She married Norman Youngers in 1960 at Colwich; he survives.  Other survivors include six children Kevin (Dawna) Youngers, Tina (Scott) Ludwig, Sheila Hooker, Lesa (Rob) Roser, Gary (Gina) Youngers and Mona (Shane) Dreiling; 13 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, plus one on the way in September.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Don (Berdella), Wayne (Luella), Father Leroy Linnebur; and sisters Juanita (Mike) Mohr, Sister Mary Ruth and Helen (John) Youngers; nephew Fr. David Linnebur.

Visitation will be at St. Patrick’s Church in Kingman beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a parish rosary following at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2023 also at St. Patrick Catholic Church.  Burial will be in the Walnut Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial may be made with Birthline in Wichita or St. Patrick Grade School both in care of Livingston Funeral Home.