Young, Jr., Jerry Ray (1968 - 2020)

YOUNG, LEWIS, HAZZARD, TAUKE, YOUNG, CONYERS, YOUNG, MUSE, LUMM, ROARK, BOEHM

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/18/2020 at 20:23:16

Name of deceased: Jerry Ray Young, Jr.

Aged: 51 yrs, 9 mo, 12 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 30, 1968; Homestead Air Force Base in Homestead, Miami-Dade County, FL

Died: May 10, 2020; at home in Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Sunday, May 24, 2020; Davis Chapel Cemetery, Dearborn, MO.

Survived by: Children, Gina Lewis (spouse, Mathew) of Missouri Valley, IA, Billie Jean Hazzard (spouse, Raymond) of Harlan, IA, Cheyanne Tauke (spouse, Andrew) of Earling, IA, and Jessica Young (fiancé, Daniel Conyers) of Mondamin, IA; grandchildren, Brady Lewis, Cory Hazzard, Skyler Lewis, BayLea Conyers, Beau Hazzard, Molly Lewis, Daisy Tauke, Carson Conyers, Maxine Hazzard, Barrett Hazzard, Tillie Hazzard, Cora Tauke, Callahan Tauke, and Tobias Lewis; former wife, Beth Young of Council Bluffs, IA; stepmother, Susan Young of Kansas City, MO; sister, Carrie Muse (spouse, Doug) of Greenwood, IN; sister, Valerie Lumm (spouse, Matt) of Kansas City, MO; brother, Travis Young (spouse, Chelsea) of Smithville, MO; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Jerry Ray Young, Sr; mother, Kathryn Roark; grandparents

Education: grew up in Miami, FL and Camden Point, MO where he attended and graduated from North Platte High School and Platte County Technical School for diesel mechanics

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Re-marriage to Beth Young (nee Boehm); April 1988; Merrill, IA. They separated 25 years later.

Employment: truck driver, diesel mechanic, and doing other odd jobs

Hobbies/Interests: In his early adult life he loved hunting wild game and training his bird dogs. He enjoyed restoring old cars, especially his 1974 Chevy Nova drag car. After becoming disabled and was no longer able to work, Jerry packed his travel trailer and, with his dog, Whiskey, they explored different lakes and rivers in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He often stayed in different campgrounds working as a camp host and doing light maintenance. While “down south” he spent time meeting new people, fishing, hiking, and collecting different rocks and arrowheads.

Sources: pauleyjones.com