OBIT: James Sylvester YOUNKIN, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA

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 YOUNKIN, James Sylvester  

James Sylvester Younkin, 88, Bruceton Mills, W.Va., formerly of Somerset, went 
to be with the Lord on May 8, 2007, at the home of his daughter in Dauphin. He 
was born March 19, 1919, in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, a son of Jacob Harrison 
and Sarah (Ohler) Younkin. He is preceded in death by parents; wife, Annabelle 
(Mitchell) Younkin; infant son, James Richard; brother, Lester; and sisters, Ida 
Metheney, Josephine Mitchell-Nicholson and Elvie Clevenger. He is survived by 
daughters, Olive Clark, Somerset; Etta Kay Walker and husband, Clinton Jay, 
Rockwood; Patricia Gail Schwalm and husband, Mike, Dauphin; grandchildren, 
Melody Simmons; James Clark and wife, Kelly; Edward Clark and wife, Michele; 
Kelly Huzsek and husband, Mike; Melissa Walker; Kimberly Hay and husband, Brian; 
16 great-grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren; and three sisters-in-
law, Bertha Jane Garlick, Grace Flynn and Martha Flynn. He is a U.S. Marine 
Corps veteran of World War II, and was an avid hunter and enjoyed garden-ing. He 
worked as a farmer all of his life. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 
to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, the hour of service, at the 
Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence. The Rev. Chad A. Harvey officiating. Interment 
in Middlecreek Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Family suggests memorial 
contributions to the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren.

Daily American,   May 10, 2007