Melody Young, age 64, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. She was a native of Christiana, TN and daughter to the late Harry David and Bobby Iris Parsons Young. Melody was a 1972 graduate of Central High School and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University. She taught for 33 years in the Rutherford County School System. Melody was a member of Christiana Presbyterian Church and attended Northminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed working as a tour guide at Nissan for several years.

Melody was a devoted mother and grandmother. She is survived by her son, Christopher Carter; grandson, Noah Carter; sister, Stephanie Grinderslev and her husband Steve; nephews, Matthew McCloud and his wife Breanna and Landon Grinderslev; and a great-niece, Elizabeth Grace McCloud.

Visitation with the family will be Friday, April 19, 2019 from 5:00pm until 6:00pm at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. A Celebration of Life will be Friday, April 19, 2019 at 6:00pm at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Pastor Marshall Gupton will officiate.

Memorials may be made to Autism Tennessee, 955 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206.