E. Calvin Young, Sr. (Seymour)'s Obituary
Earnest Calvin Young, Sr. was born February 6, 1941, to George and Beulah Gladys (Cook) Young in rural Diggins, Missouri, less than a mile from his life-long homeplace where he departed this life surrounded by family on January 8, 2021. He was 79 years wise.
Known to all as Calvin, he was most well-known for being a friendly guy who always spoke, was always smiling, and usually had a joke to tell. He was recognized as a good man, an honest man, a great guy with a kind heart who never hesitated to help others. In 1965 Calvin met a young lady from Fordland, Jacqueline Sue Barton, and was immediately smitten. They were married June 30, 1969. As a young man he worked at the old Apple House in Seymour and then hauled milk for Carnation and Mid-Am. He was a mechanic by trade – a certified ‘car nut’. Before owning and operating his own business, Young’s Country Garage, he worked for Donnie Fann and Alan McAnally. He worked at O’neal Auto Works in Springfield for about 10 years. In addition to his parents, Calvin was preceded in death by his infant son Earnest Kevin Young, his five-year-old stepsister Juanita Lynn, his sister Charlene Cantrell and husband, David, his brother Bill Young and wife, Joyce, nephew Donnie Cantrell, three sisters-in-law, Bonnie Burks, Barbara Jean Smith, and Alice Barton, and brother-in-law Sam Barton, and Lisa’s mother, Wanda (Johnson) Young. Calvin leaves behind his wife Jackie with whom he shared 51 devoted years, his daughter Lisa Davis and husband, King, of Seymour, daughter Debbie Laughlin and husband, Paul, of Diggins, and son Earnest Calvin Young, Jr. and wife, Orliena, of Diggins; seven grandchildren, Lance Bahnmiller, Jason Bahnmiller and wife, Sarah, Tara Porter, Chad Laughlin and wife, Kortney, Alicia Laughlin and significant other, Dalton Casady, Lane Young and wife, Wendy, and Shelby Lindsey and husband, Logan; fifteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law Linda Fann and husband, Norman, of Diggins; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and countless dear friends and neighbors.
Memorials may be made to Born Again Church or Gentry Cemetery and left at the funeral home.
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