Sweeney, Minnie Young

Minnie Young Sweeney, 93, of Christiansburg and formerly of Floyd, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. Born in February 1921 in Floyd County, Minnie was the sixth child of the late Dallas and Mary Jones Young.

She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Strickler Sweeney; their daughter, Jeanette; and Minnie’s six brothers and sisters, Herman Young, Ralph Young, Jeffrey Young, Annie Young Hungate, Pearl (Dollie) Young Lee and Lera Young Perdue.

In 1940, she married Thomas Strickler (Strick) Sweeney. Their daughter, Jeanette, was born in 1941. Jeanette was a special needs child that Minnie lovingly cared for in their home for 27 years. For the majority of her life, Minnie and her husband, Strick, lived on a farm in the Alum Ridge section of Floyd County where they worked until 1987. After retiring from the farm, they lived in the Harvestwood area of Floyd County until her husband’s death in December 1996.

Minnie and her sister, Dollie, then moved to Christiansburg, where they enjoyed many good years together. Minnie was known for her love of nature and the outdoors, her sense of humor, her skills as a seamstress and doll maker, her green thumb and her delicious country cooking. She will be greatly missed by many, including several nieces and nephews, friends, and loving caregivers.

Funeral services will be conducted noon Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Todd Triplett officiating. Interment will follow at Jacksonville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Gardner Funeral Home on Wednesday one hour before the time of the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Good Samaritan Hospice in Christiansburg, Virginia. Condolences to the family may be made at www.gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com. The family is being served by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd.