1924-2026
Cecelia Pleasant “Sis” Youngblood, age 102, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle.
Born July 18, 1924 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Marvin Gilpin and Dora Mae Shade Everett.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Cecelia was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School.
Sis was co-owner/operator with her husband of Joe’s Radio Shop. She was well known to most as our hometown seamstress for any sewing projects that you would have needed. Sis was one of the founding members of the Alderton-Dawson American Legion Auxiliary Unit #60.
Cecelia liked gardening and loved quilting, crocheting and sewing.
Sis is survived by her granddaughter, Selena Youngblood Gregory and her husband, Tracy of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., two great-grandsons, Devin Myer and his wife, Madison of Great Cacapon and Alex Myer and his wife, Hailey of Hedgesville, W.Va., one great-great-granddaughter, Daria Jane Myer and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Andrew “Joe” Youngblood, her son, Roger Lee Youngblood, one sister, Charlotte L. Henry and three brothers, Paul W. Everett, Vincent Everett and Earsel “Ed” Everett.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., where the family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Greenway Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Sis’s memory may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville, WV 25430.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.helsleyjohnsonfh.com.
