Carie Dodson Young was born March 5, 1942 in Braselton, GA as the eldest child of Jessie Mae Dodson and Henry Edwards. She passed away March 11, 2012.

After the death of her mother during childbirth, Carie and all of her siblings were adopted by other families in the Winston-Salem area.

Carie attended Winston-Salem public schools and graduated from Carver High School. She went on to earn her Associates Degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She lived and worked, over 40 years, in Englewood, NJ. It was there that she met and married Leroy Young. They were married in 1983, and she worked with him in his business at Clausen and Young Transfer and Storage Company. After selling the business, Leroy and Carie Young moved to Winston-Salem in 1997 where she resided until her death. After the death of her husband in 1999, Carie went to work at the Lutheran Home Nursing Center of Winston-Salem. There she worked faithfully as a night shift nurse until her death. Carie was active in the church, as well as in the 222nd Chapter of the Eastern Star Organization, where she was a Pass Worthy Matron. She also volunteered her time caring for community friends during times of illness or recovery from surgeries.

Mrs. Young was preceded in death by her mother and father; her husband; and also by her siblings, George Dodson, Jr., Eugenia Rorie, and Joanne Bartley.

She is survived by her brother, Fred (Tommy) Montgomery of Salisbury, NC; sister, Brenda of Englewood, NJ; an aunt, Juanita Fitzgerald and brother-in-law, Thedford Rorie both of W-S, NC; three nephews and two nieces, the children of her late sister, Joanne Bartley; as well as numerous grand and great-nieces and nephews of Chicago, IL; three nieces and one nephew, the children of her sister Eugenia Rorie, as well as grand nieces and nephews in NC; one niece and two nephews, the children of her sister Brenda of Englewood, NJ.
In addition to all of these, she will be missed by all of her cousins, coworkers at the Lutheran Home, and the people whose lives she touched within the community.

Carie led a vibrant life full of love and laughter. Our lives have been thoroughly increased and enriched by this beautiful and generous woman. Though she will be missed, we will forever carry her memory in our hearts and in our spirits.

Funeral services will be held at 11am Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Russell Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Walter E. Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Piedmont Memorial Gardens. The family visitation will be held from 10:30am until 11am on Saturday at the funeral home.