J.D. Young, 26, of Apache Flats, Mo., a former Baker County resident, died May 30, 2001, in Callaway County, Mo., as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
His funeral was Sunday at the Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home at Jefferson City, Mo. Burial was in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Young was born on Sept. 8, 1974, at Las Vegas, Nev., to Jack Doil Young and Waynese Marie Moore Weston of Fulton. He attended elementary school at Halfway and at Brooklyn and South Baker schools in Baker City.
He was a 1993 graduate of South Callaway High School in Missouri and worked at Schulte’s Fresh Foods in Jefferson City, Mo. He enjoyed entertaining residents at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility.
He married Lisa Kay Martin on May 2, 2000, at Cookeville, Tenn.
Survivors include his father, Jack Doil Young of Baker City; his mother, Waynese Marie Moore Weston and his stepfather, Don Weston of Fulton, Mo.; a sister and brothers-in-law, Brandee and Rex Pierce, Donald Martin and Cody Martin; grandfathers, Delane Moore of Yermo, Calif., and James Young of Halfway; great-grandmother, Julia Moore of Barstow, Calif.; nieces and nephews, Laura Martin, Martha Martin, Brittany Pierce, Breanna Pierce, Daniel Martin, Phillip Martin and Cody Martin; and aunts and uncles, Jim Young Jr., and his wife, Dana, of Halfway, Jack and Nancy Pfaff of Redmond, Rick Young of Texas, Pat and Nancy Moore of Missouri and Kenny and Tracy Beecroft of Las Vegas, Nev.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1905.
Used with permission from: The Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, June 8, 2001
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor