Fred Young Jr.

He was retired from U.S. Shoe Corp. and had previously worked for William Shoe Manufacturing Corp. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Kentucky Colonel.

Mr. Young was born July 9, 1923, at Camp Dix, the son of the late Fred Sr.. and Roberta Howard Young.

He was the widower of Robena Lawson Young who died April 2, 2009. The couple was married fro 56 years.

Survivors include two daughter, Delilah Crawford of Vanceburg and Marquita Kaufman and husband, Bryon of Lima, Ohio; five grandchildren, Aaron Crawford, Anthony Crawford, Frank Kaufman, Keith Kaufman and Chris Kaufman; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Thomas Young, George Young and Bruce Young; and four sisters, Opal Stafford, Dorothy Word, Irene Shuey and Emma H. Jordan.

Services are 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Dickerson Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Cox officiating.

Burial will follow in the Lewis County Memory Gardens in Vanceburg with graveside military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Monte Lewis Stamm Post 5438.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m., Friday and 8 a.m., until services Saturday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made to dickersonfh.com.

Arrangements under the direction of Dickerson Funeral Home, Vanceburg, KY.