V. Fern Young-Ewell

November 7, 1931 – September 28, 2026

V. Fern Young-Ewell passed away on September 28, 2026, at the age of 94.

Fern was born to William and Sadie Scott Smalley November 7, 1931, in Nowata, Oklahoma. The family relocated to Oregon in August 1937, when she was 5 years old. She attended Lone Pine School, Terrebonne Grade School and graduated from Redmond Union High School in 1949. She participated in many sports and was a majorette representing the Redmond Panthers. After graduation, she attended Central Oregon Community College, focusing on business.

In 1949, she married Donald Young, her high school sweetheart. They had three children, David, Rita and Carla. Fern worked as a secretary for the Deschutes County 4-H Club Agent, Lincoln-Mercury and a local attorney. She worked several years at the Deschutes Farmers Coop, ending as the assistant manager. The family lived on the dairy farm until 1967.…