Mr. Billy Young Obituary (1931

Mr. Billy Young, 87, passed away on June 22, 2018, at his residence in West Point. Mr.Billy was born on February 24, 1931, in Okolona, the son of the late Ollie C. and Marie Blackwell Young. He worked as a Superintendent in the Tube Shop for Babcock and Wilcox for 42 years. He enjoyed crafting and making hunting knives and their sheaths, and was an avid hunter that loved the outdoors. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in West Point. Mr. Billy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. Mr. Billy married Raye Rambo Young on July 1, 1949, in Aberdeen and they were married for 68 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son-in-law: Tim Judson. Funeral services will be Sunday, June 24, 2018, at 4:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. James Towery officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Raye Young of West Point; his two daughters, Kaye Judson of West Point and Sherri Carr (Randle) of Knoxville, TN; one son, Bill Young, Jr. (Lillian) of Tuscaloosa, AL; eight grandchildren: Brad Judson (Molly) of Iverness, Sara Knighten of West Point, Trish Cooper (Chad) of Starkville, Becca Kelly (Ryan) of Knoxville, TN, Carson Young (Claire) of Trussville, AL, Cole Edwards (Joy) of Knoxville, TN, Barton Young of San Francisco, CA, and Whitney Cortez (Doug) of Minneapolis, MN, thirteen great-grandchildren: Hamp and Howie Judson, Cole and Brody Knighten, Mason and Olivia Kelly, Bodie and Kellen Edwards, Max and Miles Cortez, Addison and Luke Young and Monroe Cooper. Pallbearers will be Larry Hazelwood, Jerry Hazelwood, Doug Thompson, Butch Boykin, Marty Holcombe, and Will Hutchinson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Ned Miller, Bob and Virginia Farrar, William L. and Dorothy Watkins, Bob and Becky Kirkland, Darold and Pauline Neal and David Winston. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Visitation will be Sunday 2:00-4:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com