IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Don B.

Don  B. Young,  Sr. Profile Photo

Young, Sr.

Jun 9, 1934 — Nov 24, 2008

Obituary

Don B. Young, Sr., age 74, of Lafayette Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, retired Morehead State University professor and community leader, passed away Monday, November 24, 2008, at his residence after a long illness. Born June 9, 1934, in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Thomas David (Tom) Young and Mary Rice Young. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Holbrook Young; one son, Don Bruce Young, Jr. and his wife Rhonda Baldridge Young; one daughter, Mary Carolyn Greenhill and husband Don -Buck- Greenhill; and one stepdaughter, Stephanie Ockerman and husband Mike Ockerman, all of Morehead, Kentucky. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Don Bruce -Trey- Young III, Don -Tripp- Greenhill III, J. Tyler Greenhill and wife Andrea McKinney Greenhill, and Seth Thomas Greenhill, and one great grandson, Jackson Tyler Greenhill. Don was a graduate of Breckinridge Training School and a two-time graduate of Morehead State University. He retired from Morehead State University after more than forty years of service in various capacities. Don, a professor of art, started the Photography Department at M.S.U., served as interim director of the Kentucky Folk Art Center and director of Cooperative Education. For several years, he was the Director of Alumni Relations. Don served in the U.S. Air Force as an Airman Second Class during the Korean - Vietnam Era. A community leader, Don was an Eagle Scout and a well-known Boy Scout leader. He was a former member of the Tourism Commission and several other civic and professional organizations. He and Don Greenhill were instrumental in establishing disaster and emergency services in Rowan County. Don was also a Kentucky Colonel and member of Morehead Masonic Lodge No. 654 and El Hasa Shrine Club. Don-s hobbies included cooking, painting, photography, and woodworking. Funeral services will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Dr. J. D. Reeder officiating. Full military rites will be conducted by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126, who will also serve as pallbearers. Visitation for Don B. Young, Sr., is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. Masonic services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. by Morehead Masonic Lodge No. 654. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the M.S.U. Art Department, Morehead State University Foundation, Palmer Development House, Morehead, KY 40351 Visitation: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.

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