Mamie Lee Young Chicholm was born January 5, 1937, in Hilton Head, South Carolina to the late Pearl Young and Nathaniel Frazier. On Saturday, June 15, 2024, Mamie passed away peacefully at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale, MA. Mamie was the oldest of three brothers and two sisters. She deeply loved and cared about her family. Mamie graduated from Bill Robinson High School where she met the love of her life Alhern.

In 1950, Mamie and Al relocated to Boston and were married for over 60 years; where they had 3 beautiful children: Benny, Robert (Bobby) and Baby Girl Gail. Mamie was a devoted wife and a loving mother to her children. In 1967, Mamie became a member at Southern Baptist Church in Roxbury and then joined the Flower Auxiliary Board and sung with the Floral Singers Choir. Mamie really enjoyed serving the Lord. Later throughout the years, Mamie and her husband Al became Deacon and Deaconess of the church.

Mamie was a hero among so many people with her strength, wisdom and determination. She was very humble and had a way of making people feel loved and very welcomed when anyone visited her home. Mamie was the matriarch of the family. Mamie was an excellent cook and was well known for her cornbread and lemon pound cake. Mamie worked for 28 years and retired from Gillette’s Safety Razor Company as a Quality Control Inspector. After Mamie retired, she joined the Goldennaires Club in Roxbury. As a member of the Goldennaires Club, they would give back to the community, work with various school systems and travel. Mamie loved to traveling by Air and on different types of Cruise Ships for many years to different countries, such as Africa, Spain, and Italy, just to name a few. Mamie also Volunteered at the Lena Park Ater School Program, as a Jump Start Leader helping children with their reading skills and a member at the Salvation Army Center for many years assisting the senior activity groups.

Mamie was preceded in death by her husband Alhern Chicholm. Grandson Robert Chicholm; Siblings: Allen Young, Marion Young, Lester Young, and Eloise Young. She leaves to cherish Children: Benny Young (Janet) of Hilton Head, SC, Robert Chicholm (Susan) of Malden, MA & Gail Nurse of Mattapan, MA; Sister: Carolyn Peterson of Felton, DE; Grandchildren: Aaron, Lydia, Darrell, Michael & Alexis; and a host of Great Grandchildren, Great Great grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews, Relatives and Friends.