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Steve W. "Pappy" Young
Steve W. “Pappy” Young, age 68 of Greenville, Ohio passed away at 1:50
A.M. Tuesday April 14, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton. Steve was born
July 3, 1946 in Versailles, Ohio and the son of the late Walter Wayne
and Cecelia (Smith) Young.
He was a Veteran of the Vietnam War from 1963 until 1967 serving in the
U.S. Marine Corp. and retired in 1999 from Fram Corporation of
Greenville where he had been employed for several years.
Steve was a member of the Greenville American Legion, a life member
Greenville V.F.W., also a life member of D.A.V., Tucson, Arizona; a
very active member of the Greenville Veteran’s Honor Guard, member of
the Greenville Moose Lodge, Versailles Eagles Lodge, White Springs and
Union City Golf Courses and a Die-Hard Cleveland Browns Fan. He
also had been involved with the Greenville Girls Softball League.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother
Dennis L. Young in 1997 and his mother-in-law Helen “Granny” Gilmore.
Steve is survived by his wife Eddie Grace (Gilmore) Young of
Greenville. They were married January 12, 1980. Also
daughters Michelle (Todd) Force, Jamie (Steve Becker) Young and Mindy
Young all of Greenville; grandchildren Ashley (Jarvis) Martin,
Christopher Force and Kendall Bunger; great grandchildren Blake Martin
and Bentley Martin; brother Bruce Young of Mexico; sisters Mary Pat
(Jack) Royer and Sherri Sue (Tom) Vance all of Greenville as well as
numerous nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday April 17,
2015 in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church 233 West Third Street
Greenville, Ohio with Rev. Father John R. White officiating.
Burial with Full Military Honors conducted by the Greenville Veterans
Honor guard will follow in the St. Mary’s Church Cemetery. The
family will receive friends on Thursday April 16, 2015 from 3:00 P.M.
to 8:00 P.M. in the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville, Ohio.
Prayers will be offered on Thursday April 16, 2015 at 2:30 P.M. in the
funeral home.
It is the wishes of the family that Memorial Contributions be given to
State of the Heart Hospice of Darke County, Darke County Cancer
Association or the Greenville Veteran’s Honor Guard.
Condolences for the family may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com
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