Kenneth Dean Young

Kenneth Dean Young, 64 of Windy Hill Hollow, Morganton, NC passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at his home following a long battle with cancer. Born August 1, 1946 in McDowell County, NC, he was a son of the late Charles Elbert Young and Emma Moore Young. Mr. Young was employed by Southern Devices for twenty-nine years. He was a devout Christian and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Tim M. Young and a sister, Betty Barrier.Surviving are his wife of thirty-five years, Brenda Kay Hollifield Young; children, DeRhonda Warner and husband, Stewart, Jr., Michael Young and wife, Trina, Scott Young, and Tony Young; grandchildren, Laken , Hunter, and Tanner Young; brothers, C.B. Young and Wayne Young and wife, Jamie; and sisters, Janette Walker, Pat Wilson and husband, Harold, and Brenda Smith and husband, Darryl.The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, November 1, 2010 at Grace Baptist Church with the Reverend Marty Bess officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Sunday at Sossoman Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes before the funeral hour. To assist with funeral expenses, memorial gifts may be made to Mr. Young’s family.