Joel Earl Young, Jr., 54 - Marietta

Joel Earl Young, Jr., 54, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Marietta, SC, he was a son of Essie Margaret Johnson Young and the late Joel Earl Young, Sr. Mr. Young was a retired shop manager for Great Dane Truck Company in Georgia; he was a member of C.A.R.S. Car Club and a member of Cleveland First Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to his mother is a sister, Rita Timmons (Pete); nephews, Joe Timmons, III, Grant Kyzer, Robert Timmons (Amanda); a niece Vanessa Richey (T.J.); a great niece, Alyssa Timmons; a great nephew, Wyatt Timmons and a great nephew on the way, Daniel James Richey.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Cleveland First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 until 7:30 PM at The Howze Mortuary.

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