Services for Paul Young, age 82 of Cedar Grove will be held at 4:30 PM Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Andy Brownlee and Rev. Marc Foster will officiate. Mr. Young passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013.
He was a member of Cedar Grove United Methodist Church where he, over the years, held various positions, including song leader, chairman of the board, trustee and Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. Young graduated from Cedar Grove High School and Brewton Parker College. He proudly served in the US Army and following his retirement from Robins Air Force Base, served as a school bus driver for the Laurens County Board of Education.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cornelius Vanderbilt Young and Minnie Bell Brown, his brother, Bertis Young and sister, Mildred McNeal.
Survivors include his wife, Jean H. Young of Cedar Grove, daughters, Paula Jean Dixon (Wayne), Melanie Browning, Suzanne Young all of Cedar Grove, Grandchildren, Ryan (Cari) Dixon, Regan (Brett) Diamon, Caleb (Heather) Browning, great grandchildren, Darci Dixon, Presley Dixon, Evan Diamon and Alyssa Diamon, several nieces and nephews.
Arlyn Moulder, Bobby McNeal, Ricky Ussery, Caleb Browning, Jeffery Moore and Donnie Lampp will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home Wednesday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, c/o Rebecca Monroe, Treasurer, 2941 Chic Inn Road, Alamo, GA 30411