- Charles Edward "Eddie" Young, Sr., age 74, of Knoxville passed away on Saturday afternoon, July 11, 2015.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl Robert Young and Mary Mac Waller Young; brothers, Jim and Bob Young; sisters, Mary Young Maples and Anne Young Jordan. Eddie is survived by the love of his life, Loretta Norman Young; children, Charles E. "Chuck" Young, Jr. and wife, Lela, Richard M. Young, all of Knoxville, Shanna Young Trahan and husband, Brian, of Kennesaw, GA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; special niece, Kimberly Watts, and several other nieces and nephews.
Eddie was a member of Beaverdale Baptist Church. He was owner and broker of Young Livestock, current partner of Crossville Stockyard and former co-founder of Knoxville Livestock Center as well as serving on the board of the Tennessee Beef Industry Council for many years. Eddie was a member of the Knox County Cattlemen Association and Beaver Brook Country Club.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Click Funeral Home Middlebrook Chapel, 9020 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville 37923. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at West Park Baptist Church, 8833 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, with Rev. Brent Turnmire officiating. Interment will follow in Waller-Macedonia Cemetery in Roane County. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Lafayette Williams, Kenneth Teffteller, Kyle Swaggerty, Mike Gerard, John Crawford, Mike Brandenberg, Larry Pack, Jack Dolin, Wayne Kramer, Dale Rutherford, Ben Tipton, Lee Hitchens, Gary Seals, Gordon Oglesby and Lee Smith. Serving as active pallbearers will be Todd Ward, Will Wright, Connor Froning, David Segal, Byron Williams and Russ Rutherford. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Beaverdale Baptist Church, 1701 Cunningham Road, Knoxville, TN 37918. Click Funeral Home Middlebrook Chapel, 9020 Middlebrook Pike is serving the Young family.
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