| Hazel Young | |
 Young in 2022, a few weeks before her 112th birthday | |
| Birth: | 13 June 1910 Walnut, Iowa, USA |
| Death: | 17 December 2022 Altoona, Iowa, USA |
| Age: | 112 years, 187 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Hazel Pearl Young (née Davis; 13 June 1910 – 17 December 2022) was an American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Young was born in Walnut, Iowa, USA on 13 June 1910 and was one of 12 children. Her parents were Robert (1866–1940) and Celesta (née Engleman) Davis (1878–1937). She was married to Frank Young from 1929 until his death in 1973. She never had any children, but raised her husband’s nephews.
Young lived in Des Moines, Iowa for the majority of her life, except for a brief period in Boston, Massachusetts, where she inspected airplane parts during World War II while her husband was in the Navy. She worked a number of jobs throughout her life, including at a hosiery mill, a soap factory, a magazine, two dime stores, and as a waitress.
Later Life and Death[]
Young lived in a nursing home in Altoona, near Des Moines, Iowa. For her 108th birthday in June 2018, she travelled to Spokane, Washington to visit her younger brother George Davis, whom she had not seen for eight years. Davis, who was Young's last surviving sibling, died in April 2019.
Young became a supercentenarian in June 2020. Her relatives were forced to celebrate her 110th birthday outside her home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Young died in Altoona, Iowa, USA on 17 December 2022, at the age of 112 years, 187 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in Iowa, behind Bessie Hendricks.
Gallery[]
References[]
- On her 108th birthday, centenarian Hazel Young celebrates with family in Spokane The Spokesman-Review, 14 June 2018
- Pre-109th Birthday Confirmation Facebook Post, 24 May 2019
- Pre-110th Birthday Confirmation Facebook, 9 June 2020
- Pre-110th Birthday Confirmation Facebook Post, 12 June 2020
- Hazel Young's 110th Birthday YouTube, 12 June 2020
- 112th Birthday Confirmation KCCI, 13 June 2022
- Obituary Hamilton's Funeral Home
- Hazel Pearl Young Find A Grave