1931
Thomas
2023
Thomas Edward Young Sr.
July 24, 1931 — September 7, 2023
Thomas Edward Young Sr., 92, of Prospect, Virginia, went to Heaven on Thursday, September 7, 2023, to be with our Lord Jesus Christ.
Tom served as an Airborne/Ranger in Korea assigned to an Infantry Company as a Platoon Leader and later a Company Executive Officer as a 1st LT. He spent 18 years on active duty compiling 29 Ranger jumps as a paratrooper. Thomas retired as a Major-S-3 of Tank Battalion followed by service in the Virginia and Tennessee National Guard.
Tom was a graduate of Covington High School Covington, VA and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was employed with Upjohn where he retired as Director of National Accounts and Poultry unit in Agricultural Div. where he was awarded The W.E. Upjohn and The Upjohn Sale Academy awards.
Tom was active in service to his church family at the Farmville United Methodist Church where he held most all leadership positions to include a Certified Lay Speaker. His civic duties included being President of the Farmville Lions Club where he obtained numerous awards to include the Melvin Jones Fellow Honor; and was a lifetime member of National Block and Bridle Club and the Dairy Shrine Club. The Melvin Jones Fellowship honor was established as the Lions Clubs International Foundation’s (LCIF) highest form of recognition to acknowledge an individual’s dedication to humanitarian service.
Tom was born July 24, 1931, in Farmville, Virginia, the son of Joe and Helen Young (Glenn). Tom married the love of his life Tola Katrena Young (Coleman) on December 26, 1955, and they shared 63 years together before her death.
Tom is survived by his children Joe and (Pamela) Young, Thomas Young Jr., K. Jane (Gregory) Forton and Robert (Michael Ouding) Young, his siblings Helen Jean (Erine) Fitzgerald, Joe Wilson Young, Eugene (Carolyn) Young; and nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 1 pm at Farmville United Methodist church. The Service can be viewed live on the “Farmville United Methodist Church” Facebook page.
Memorials in honor of Tom’s Civic involvement may be directed to Farmville Lions Club and/or Farmville Scopes Meals on Wheels.
Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family.
Tom served as an Airborne/Ranger in Korea assigned to an Infantry Company as a Platoon Leader and later a Company Executive Officer as a 1st LT. He spent 18 years on active duty compiling 29 Ranger jumps as a paratrooper. Thomas retired as a Major-S-3 of Tank Battalion followed by service in the Virginia and Tennessee National Guard.
Tom was a graduate of Covington High School Covington, VA and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was employed with Upjohn where he retired as Director of National Accounts and Poultry unit in Agricultural Div. where he was awarded The W.E. Upjohn and The Upjohn Sale Academy awards.
Tom was active in service to his church family at the Farmville United Methodist Church where he held most all leadership positions to include a Certified Lay Speaker. His civic duties included being President of the Farmville Lions Club where he obtained numerous awards to include the Melvin Jones Fellow Honor; and was a lifetime member of National Block and Bridle Club and the Dairy Shrine Club. The Melvin Jones Fellowship honor was established as the Lions Clubs International Foundation’s (LCIF) highest form of recognition to acknowledge an individual’s dedication to humanitarian service.
Tom was born July 24, 1931, in Farmville, Virginia, the son of Joe and Helen Young (Glenn). Tom married the love of his life Tola Katrena Young (Coleman) on December 26, 1955, and they shared 63 years together before her death.
Tom is survived by his children Joe and (Pamela) Young, Thomas Young Jr., K. Jane (Gregory) Forton and Robert (Michael Ouding) Young, his siblings Helen Jean (Erine) Fitzgerald, Joe Wilson Young, Eugene (Carolyn) Young; and nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 1 pm at Farmville United Methodist church. The Service can be viewed live on the “Farmville United Methodist Church” Facebook page.
Memorials in honor of Tom’s Civic involvement may be directed to Farmville Lions Club and/or Farmville Scopes Meals on Wheels.
Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family.
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