Charles David Young

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Charles David Young, 93, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

Dave was born on Jan. 24, 1921 in Hudsonville, Ill., to Mason Gilbert Young and Nora Ellen Parker Young.

He was a graduate of Danville Illinois High School.

Dave honorably served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

He retired from A&P Grocery Stores with 34 years of service, where he was a Meat Department manager.

Dave also was employed at Alan Stanley Surveyors for 12 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert Young; and two sisters, Mary Fink and Minnie Paquette.

Surviving are his wife of 70 years, whom he married on Oct. 28, 1944, Julie Jacqueline LePage Young; four children, William "Randy" Young and wife Barbara of Greencastle, Alice Edwardsen and husband David of Frankfort, Ky., Amy Ellen Shonkwiler and husband Jim of Westminster, Colo., and Mary Ann Johnson and Kyle Hutchison of Greencastle; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at Forest Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.