1931
Verlin
2014
Verlin Allen "Al" Young
June 14, 1931 — October 5, 2014
He graduated in 1949 from Huntington High School and was married on October 23, 1949 in Huntington to Peggy Joyce Welker who survives. He retired from K-Mart Corp. in Fort Wayne after 42 years of service and served in the National Guard. He formerly served as Department Director for the Civil Defense in Huntington, served on the City Council in Huntington, Huntington City Sheriff’s Reserve, Huntington County Sherriff’s Reserve, was one of the 1st registered EMT’s in Huntington County and drove for the North Webster EMS for a short time in the early 1990’s. He moved to North Webster in 1990 from Huntington where he had lived all of his life except for 1 year when he lived in Elkhart, IN.
He was a member of the North Webster United Methodist Church & Sons of the American Legion Post 253 in North Webster and a former member of the Lakeland Kiwanis in North Webster.
He is survived by:
Wife – Peggy Young of North Webster
2 Daughters – Karen (Bruce) Street of Huntington & Kristine Young of Indianapolis
Son – Kent (Janelle) Young of Fort Wayne, IN
6 Grand & 9 Gt. Grandchildren
Half Brother – Meredith Wamsley of Syracuse
He was preceded in death by his parents, and 2 sisters – Charlotte Schultz, & Evelyn Walker.
Visitation will be from 2:00 – 4:00 & 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd. 13 & C.R. 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the United Methodist Church 7822 E. Epworth Forest Road, North Webster, IN with Associate Pastor Robert Dailey of the church officiating. Burial will follow in Mock Addition to the North Webster Cemetery.
Memorial may be given to Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society, 7155 Oakridge Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and church.
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