Funeral services for Elbert A. “Eb” Young, 91, West Plains, Mo., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Young died at 10:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at West Vue Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 5, 1923, at Trail, Mo., to Rueben Young and Nina Trail Young.
On Nov. 4, 1945, he was married at West Plains to Vanna “Iretta” Hicks, who preceded him in death on Oct. 1, 2002. On June 27, 2005, he was married at Salem, Ark., to Nancy Jane Hodge Driskell, who preceded him in death on March 13, 2014.
Mr. Young was employed at Cloud Oak Flooring Company for 18 years, was a machinist for Invensys, formerly known as Eaton Corporation for 17 years until his retirement on Aug. 8, 1997. After retirement, Mr. Young worked at Brooke Haven Healthcare for seven and a half years and part time at Invensys.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Young was a member of Junction Hill Pentecostal Church.
He is survived by three children, Rita Stephens, husband, Dick, Linda Ross, husband, Howard, and Carolyn Rumple, husband, Stephen Sr.; six stepchildren; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jesse Young, wife, Mildred, and Les Young; one sister, Bessie Warren, husband, Don; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents; wives; one son, Eddie Ray Young; two great-grandchildren; five brothers; and three sisters preceded him in death.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.
