Lewis Roy Young, Jr.

Lewis Roy Young Jr. passed away on January 2, 2016 at the Central Utah Veterans Home, Payson, UT. Until recent he has been at the home of his son Lewis in Springville UT. Lewis was born June 12, 1927 in Kuna Idaho to Lewis Sr. and Ethel Young. He lived in Kuna with his mother and her family while his dad worked on the railroad in northern Idaho. In the summer the family traveled while Lewis Sr. worked fire crew for the railroad. They lived in a tent while following his father's work in the summer. They ate so many fish and huckleberries then that it was hard to get him to eat either later on. In the mid 30's the family moved to Georgetown where they lived in the railroad depot while Lewis Sr. was the section foreman. He attended school in Georgetown. In 1945 he joined the army served in France. He married Darlene Stoddard on June 20, 1948 in Georgetown; their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Temple. He worked for the railroad until 1957 when returned to Idaho State College and received his Electrical Certificate. He worked at the phosphate plants and later had an electrical contracting business. In 1967 he went back to the railroad and worked on locomotives until the Montpelier shop shut down. At that time he went on the road working construction at Idaho Nuclear site in Arco, then on new electrical generation plants until his retirement. He was a High priest in the Georgetown 2nd ward and held several positions there. His many interests included woodworking, Chariot/Cutter races, fishing, hunting, and just cruising around in the mountains in the Bronco with his wife. He is survived by 2 sisters AnnaMae Bartschi of Georgetown and Irene Zigler of Williams, California; 2 children, Patricia Bronson of Salem Oregon and Lewis III (Lesa) R. Young of Springville Utah; 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Darlene and son in law Claude Bronson.

Graveside services will be held on Monday Jan. 11th at 1:00 p.m. at the Georgetown City cemetery. A celebration of his life will be held later this summer in his memory. We would like to express our thanks to the home health people that allowed him to stay in his home as long as possible. Also Pat George for visiting him.