Memorials can be made to Make a Wish Foundation or American Cancer Society. Beloved husband of Lucille Young; loving father of Jill Gesell, David E. Young (Mary), Linda Gant, Pat Chailland (Craig), Cindy Brinkmann (Paul), and Mary Hovis; grand-father of 14, great-grandfather of 23, great-great-grandfather of 2; dear brother of Alva Young, Dorothy 'Dot' Milroy, Nancy Stoico, and Marion Harvey, brother-in-law, uncle and friend to many; preceded in death by parents, William C. and Mary E. Young and brothers William, Edward, and Harold Young. He was a proprietor of the Old Bridge Bait Shop in Bridgeton, MO. He also was a member of VFW Post #2866 and the St. Charles Lions Club.