Russell Paul Young
Russell Paul Young
Russell Paul Young
1923-2017
Russell Paul Young, 93, died Saturday, July 15, at his home in Clinton, Missouri.
Russell was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Quitman, Missouri, the ninth of 13 children of Russell Byron Young and Lula Mae Parshall. He graduated from Quitman (Missouri) High School. During World War II, he worked at the B25 bomber plant in the Fairfax District of Kansas City, Kansas, having been excused from military service because of an injury to his thumb suffered in an accident with a corn wagon.
He married Marjorie Winifred Scott on Aug. 24, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri. They had seven children, all born in Maryville. She preceded him in death in 2015.
Russell learned the construction trade at his dad’s side and had a successful career for Thomas Construction and W.M. Grace Construction, St. Joseph, for decades. He travelled throughout the Midwest building commercial structures, including some on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. He was proud to say “none of them have fallen down.”
Russell was an accomplished fisherman and hunter. Upon retirement from Grace, he and Marjorie moved to Lowry City, Missouri, to be closer to Truman Lake. He was ever the handyman and tinkerer, making and repairing household items and never failing to offer help to friends and family with projects of all kinds. He was an avid fan of the Kansas City Royals and the University of Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; an infant daughter, Sharon; son-in-law Larry Gilmore; his brothers Rolland, Harold, Herman, Barnett, Dale, Leslie and, Harley, and sisters Carol, Irene (Foster), Anna Lee (Richards), Lorita (Mansfield).
Survivors include a sister, Kathleen Gaugh, Maryville, Missouri; sisters-in-law, Mary Lou (Barnett) Young, Savannah, Missouri and Mary (Dale) Young, Davenport, Iowa; brother-in-law Harold Mansfield, Durango, Colorado; five daughters, Connie Gilmore, Crookston, Minnesota; Caren (Larry) Luke, Raymore, Missouri; Cynthia (Kneale) Heck, Henderson, Nevada; Carla (Thomas) McCormally, Mission, Kansas; Cristie (Mark) Weller, Clinton, Missouri; a son, Ben (Mary Weber), Wildwood, Missouri; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Missouri Department of Conservation, Donation Coordinator, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson, MO 65102-0180.
