OVERBROOK, Kan. – Jacquelyn “Jackee” Kay (Spencer) Young was born on a snowy day, Dec. 11, 1942, in Williamsburg, Kan., the daughter of Ray and Willa (Noe) Spencer. She passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, at her home in Overbrook, Kan.
Jackee attended Williamsburg schools and graduated in 1961.
She married Roy Young on April 29, 1972.
Jackee was preceded in death by Roy, Feb. 16, 2021; her infant brother, Richard Spencer, in 1951; daughter, Virginia “Gigi” Young, in 1975; son, Marty Young, in 1987; daughter-in-law, Rene Young, in 1998; and son-in-law, Steve Dennis, in 2016.
Jackee is survived by her sister, Pam Spencer, of Covington, La.; a nephew, Brent (Barbara) Spencer, Highland Village, Texas; four children, Brenda Dennis, Independence, Mo., David (Helen) Young, Chapel Hill, N.C., Lori Young, Lebo, Kan., and Shane (Debby) Young, Jasper, Ark.; nine grandchildren, ShawnaLea, Ryan, Angie, Stephanie, Kimberly, Tiona , Brooke, Shianna, and Cole; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Jackee worked a variety of jobs: Waitress, nanny, church secretary, meat wrapper, and postmaster relief at Melvern and Quenemo U.S. Post Offices. Her favorite “job”, however, was Grandma.
In her early years, her great-grandmother Jennie Decker took her to church. At a revival service, she yielded to the Holy Spirit and decided to follow Christ. One of her friends later invited her to the Bible Study Fellowship. Jackee had attended and led other Bible studies, but Bible Study Fellowship was different and meant even more to her, as she continued to faithfully attend for 24 years. She especially loved sharing her faith with her grandchildren, whether bringing her grandsons (Cameron, Collin, and Cole) to participate in the children’s Bible Study Fellowship program or taking Kayleigh and Clarissa to church during their long summer visits.
But Jackee’s deepest desire was that her family would one day join her in heaven.
Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon. The family will receive friends 6 p.m. until service time. Private family inurnment will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Williamsburg, Kan., at a later date.
Memorial contributions can be made to Gideon’s, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
