Marjorie Young Force, 88, departed from this life Saturday, July 22, 2017. She was born in 1929 in Gambier, Ohio, to the Rev. Harry J. Young and Edna Moore Young.
She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Kent State University, before becoming a stewardess for American Airlines. In 1952, she married Frank Force in Ravenna, Ohio, and lived in several other states before moving to Williamsburg in 1967, where she lived the rest of her life.
She was a historic interpreter for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for 22 years. She spent the next 22 years at Historic Jamestown, where she was a church guide for 15 years, and afterward served as a volunteer for the National Park Service. In the early 1990’s, she served as director of the former Colonial Capital Branch of the APVA (now Preservation Virginia). She enjoyed music, film, history and traveling abroad, especially to Great Britain. She was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church, Preservation Virginia and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years; parents; and two brothers, William E. Young and Harry J. Young Jr.
She is survived by her daughter, Debra J. Force, and son-in-law, Gilles Morin, of New York City; son, Greg Force, and daughter-in-law, Vicki, of Spartanburg, S.C.; granddaughter, Cameron Sabon, and her husband, Raymond, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and grandson, Coleman Force, of Atlanta, Ga. Burial will be private and the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Williamsburg Landing Main Building.
Memorials may be sent to Preservation Virginia, 204 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA, 23220-5012.
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