Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Young, Virginia Stith     March 12, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 3/16/2006.
 
Virginia Stith Young, 81, of Longview, Washington died on Sunday, March 12, 
2006, at Hospice Care Center surrounded by her family. 

She was born on September 21, 1924 in Portland, Oregon to Rose and Leslie 
Stith. The Stiths came to Longview in 1923 as part of the team of Long Bell 
Lumber Company executives who helped R.A. Long found the city. Her father 
presided over the complicated financing of Longview. Virginia's family resided 
in the second home built in Longview. As a child, Virginia attended Kessler 
School. Her family then moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she graduated from 
high school in 1942. In 1946 she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Home 
Management from Iowa State University where she was a member of the Gamma Phi 
Beta sorority. Following college, Virginia spent two years flying as an airline 
stewardess for Mid-Continent/Braniff Airlines. In 1947 she married Jerry A. 
Houston, a former Longview attorney. Together they had three daughters; Nancy 
Houston Miller of Los Altos, California, Suzanne Houston Bierlein of Castle 
Rock, Washington, and Martha Houston who preceded her in death. They later 
divorced and in 1971 she married Ralph L. Young, her present and devoted 
husband of 34 years. Virginia was an active member of the Longview community 
and worked for ten years as a social worker, retiring in 1981. She volunteered 
for the St. John Hospital Auxiliary and the Columbia Theater Guild and was a 
member of the PEO Sisterhood. As a long-time member of the Longview Community 
Church, Virginia enjoyed being part of the Fidelity Church Circle. She was an 
avid antique collector and she and Ralph loved traveling the world. In addition 
to her husband Ralph and two daughters Nancy and Suzanne, she is survived by 
her sister Marjorie Curry of Bedford, Texas; her son-in-laws William J. Miller 
and James Bierlein and three grand children, Andrew Miller, Lucas Bierlein and 
Tom Bierlein. The family invites friends to attend a memorial service in her 
honor on Friday, March 17, 2006 at 4:00p.m. at the Gebert Chapel of the 
Longview Community Church. Donations may be made to Community Home Health and 
Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA. A private family graveside service will 
be held at Longview Memorial Park on Friday preceding the memorial. 

 
  


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