Vilas Earl Young
Vilas Earl Young
Vilas Earl Young
1922-2015
Vilas Earl Young, 92, of Maryville, Missouri, passed away on Sunday,
February 8, 2015, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, surrounded by
family. He was born the middle of three
sons on November 16, 1922, near Ridgeway, Missouri, to Earl Caleb and Leona Fay (Smith)
Young.
He attended the White Oak country school near their home and
graduated from Ridgeway High School in 1940. He received his bachelors in 1946 from the University of Missouri, following
his military service in WW II. He received
his Master of Science degree from the University of Missouri in 1974. He was stationed in Guam with the US Marine
Corps during the war. He was later in
Germany with the Missouri National Guard during the Korean Conflict.
He married Marguerite Gutekunst on September 12, 1948, in
Moberly, Missouri, and they lived in Moberly, Ridgeway, Gallatin and in Maryville
since 1964.
From 1957 to 1982, he worked in Missouri Extension Service in
Gallatin and Maryville, Missouri. He later
worked as an agriculture advisor for Bank Midwest. He was a member of the Host Lions Club, Men’s
Forum, and the First Christian Church, all of Maryville. He served as a member and past president of
the Maryville R-II School Board, was a council member and past Mayor of the
city of Maryville. He was a long-time
supporter of Mozingo Lake project and the NW Technical School. He was also a volunteer with the Meals on
Wheel program and the Ministry Center, all of Maryville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Marguerite
in 2014, and his son, Jeffrey; his brothers Gerald and Vern Young; and a cousin
who was raised in their home, Darryl Francis.
Mr. Young is survived by his children and their spouses: Anita (Jerry) Dew, Maryville, Janice (Jim) Meyer, Ankeny, Iowa, Nina (Paul) Nickerson,
Maryville, Ellen (Bob) Ferguson, Maryville, Nancy (Paul) Costello, Kansas City,
Missouri, and Dr. Eric (Nanette) Young, Ft. Collins, Colorado; grandchildren, Jennifer (Doug)
Salvo, Jon (Lisa) Nickerson, Jeff Nickerson (Casey Abington), Rob (Amy)
Ferguson, Dan Ferguson, and fiancée Elaine Angerer, Brian (Miranda) Ferguson, Lauren (John)
Springli, Elizabeth Young, Matthew Young, Becky (Nate) Crosby, Allison (Kevin)
Punch, and 1st Lt. James Costello; great grandchildren, Katie Salvo,
Claire and Ava Nickerson, Sam, Madeline, and Noah Ferguson, Conner and Joel
Ferguson, Keaton Crosby, and Elliot Punch; cousins, nieces, nephews, extended
family and friends.
Mr. Young has been cremated and his memorial service will be
held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2015, at the First Christian Church, 201
W. 3rd, Maryville, MO 64468.
The committal service will follow at the Miriam Cemetery, also of
Maryville. Military Rites at the
cemetery will be conducted by the Missouri Military Honors Detail, and members
of the James Edward Gray American Legion Post 100, Maryville.
The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
February 12, 2015, at the First Christian Church, Maryville.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church, the
Maryville Host Lions Club, or the Nodaway County Office of the University of
Missouri Extension. They can be mailed or left at the funeral home.
Services are under the direction of the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri. For online condolences and guest book, visit www.bramfuneralhome.com
