Ernest Harold Young
Jan. 9, 1933 Sept. 29, 2017 Ernest Harold Young, 84, a longtime resident of Noel, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at his home after months of declining health. He entered this life on Jan. 9, 1933, in Everton, Ark., to Carl Everton Young and Lillie Myrtle Bridges Young.
He was raised in Green Forest, Ark., and a graduate of Green Forest High School. He furthered his education at Freed-Hardman University in Henderson, Tenn.
On Sept. 9, 1956, he was united in marriage to Natalie Jane Brady, and to this union, three children were born. In 1957, they moved to Noel, where they lovingly raised their family. For nearly 40 years, he was employed by Aerospace Industries in Neosho, Mo., as a machinist, retiring in 1996. He was also pastor of the Southwest City Church of Christ for several years. He enjoyed raising chickens, spending time in his garden and beekeeping. He was a member of the Noel Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Natalie Young; one brother, Howard Young; and three sisters, Edith Fultz, Ruby Briner and Joyce Clymer.
He is survived by one son, David Young and wife,
Vicki, of Noel; two daughters, Rebecca Boling and husband, Danny, of Gravette, Ark., and Karen Davis and husband, Steve, of The Colony, Texas; six grandchildren, Dwayne Young, Kerri Boling, Kendra Meredith, Kayla Willim, Derek Davis and Sydney Davis; a great-granddaughter, Mackenzie Young; three sisters,
Mary Darby of Kansas City, Kan., Linda Roberts of Green Forest and Patricia Young of Afton, Okla.; a brother, Carl Wayne Young of Green Forest; caregivers, Patrick and Ashlee Nash; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in the Noel Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 7, 2017, at the Noel Church of Christ with Pastor Dick Lett and Steve Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Noel Cemetery.
Memorials are being directed to the Noel Cemetery Care Fund c/o the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.