CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Dr. Lester B. Young, 5 Jul 2003
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Dr. Lester B. Young

Dr. Lester B. Young, age 83, of Johnson City, died Saturday, July 5, 
2003 at Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Elizabethton.
Dr. Young was a native of Carter County and a son of the late George 
Thomas and Lottie Brumitt Young.
He graduated from Happy Valley High School and attended East Tennessee 
State University. He was a graduate of Auburn University School of 
Veterinary Medicine.
In 1943, he began a veterinary practice in Johnson City and was owner of 
Young's Animal Clinic before his retirement in 1983. He was awarded the 
Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association Distinguished Service Award. He 
served on the Tennessee State Veterinary Examining Board and was one of 
the organizers of the Appalachian Veterinary Association.
Dr. Young was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City, and 
served as a deacon and an elder. 
He was a member and president of the Horticulture Interest Society.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bert and Raymond Young, and two 
sisters, Lola Remine Carter and Lela Lacy.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Gouge Young, of the home; two sons, 
Lester B. Young, Jr. and wife Adele, of Freehold, N.J., and George S. 
Young and his wife, Pam, of Elizabethton; a daughter, Marlene and husband, 
Dr. Andy Collins, of Kingsport; six grandchildren, Alan Young and spouse, 
Amanda, of Freehold, N.J.; Leslie Young, of Freehold, N.J.; Andy and 
Matthew Young, of Elizabethton, and Kimberly and Christopher Collins, of 
Kingsport. He is also survived by one brother, Roy Young.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, 101 
East F St., Elizabethton.
YOUNG -- The funeral service for Dr. Lester B. Young, age 83, of Johnson 
City, who died Saturday, July 5, 2003, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, 
July 8, 2003 in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City, 
with Rev. Don Muncie and Rev. Baron Eliason officiating. Interment will 
follow in the Patton Simmons Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Alan 
Young, Andy Young, Matthew Young, Christopher Collins, John Young, Ken 
Young, Victor Young, and Ted Lacy. Honorary pallbearers are Steve Fine, 
Paul Frye, Don Gouge, Tom Minnis, William Montgomery, Jerry Oler, Terry 
Williams, Dean Zeiler, and the Brotherhood Class and Elders of First 
Presbyterian Church, Johnson City. In lieu of flowers, contributions 
may be made to the Mission Projects of First Presbyterian Church, 105 
S. Boone St., Johnson City, TN 37601. The family will receive friends 
in the Woods Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City, from 
1:30 until 3 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service. Friends may call at the 
residence any time. Online condolences may be sent to the family through 
our Web site at www.hathawaypercy.com. Arrangements are under the 
direction of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, 101 East F St., Elizabethton. 

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