Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Youngblood, Grady Boyett October 22, 2008
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Tante Funeral Home   October  2008
Grady Boyett Youngblood, 80, formerly of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, October 
22, 2008 in Pine Mountain, GA at the home of his daughter.

A graveside funeral service was held at the Buena Vista Cemetery on Friday, 
October 24 at 2 p.m. with Bro. Ewell Pritchett officiating and with full 
military honors. The family received friends following the service at Buena 
Vista Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. 

Mr. Youngblood was born March 10, 1927 in Marion County, Georgia to Grady J. 
and Minnie Allen Youngblood. He was a member of the Buena Vista Church of 
Christ.  He retired from the U.S. Army after 27 years of dedicated service and 
then worked as a dispatcher for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He was a 
highly decorated military officer and American patriot who courageously fought 
for his country during the Korean War and vigorously battled cancer for over 
seven years. He was preceded in death by his parents, by a sister Ruby 
Berkhausen and by a brother Floyd Youngblood.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Minnie Morris Youngblood of Pine 
Mountain; by three daughters Theresa Wright (Milton) of Columbus, GA, Sharon 
Brookins (Michael) of Pine Mountain and Judy Alldredge (Dale) of Ozark, AL; 
brothers, Wilbur Youngblood (Juanita) of Juniper, GA and James Youngblood of 
Buena Vista; a sister, Elizabeth Zimmerman (Roy) of Canton, GA; by 
grandchildren, Tracy Lynn Van Meter (Steve), Jeralyn Buchan (Chris), Sheralyn 
Kay Brogan (Jim), Scott Brookins (Kyna), Jennifer Brookins, Jessica Alldredge 
and Travis Alldredge; and 13 great grandchildren.

Tante Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The family suggests that 
memorial gifts be made to Vista Care Hospice, 100 Brookstone Centre Pkwy, 
Columbus, GA  31904.

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