Johnny David Young, 79, of the Pine Ridge community, passed away October 6, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Young was born on September 28, 1943 to the late James Lyman and Pluma Maureen Gilbreath Young. He was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and was self-employed in steel fabrication business. He was also a member of Dekalb Masonic Lodge #116 located in Lebanon.
A servant of the community, Mr. Young served as chairman of the board of First Fidelity Bank, the Dekalb County Board of Education for 18 years, the board of directors of the Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Board of Baptist Medical Center-Dekalb, and the Board of the Dekalb Advertiser Newspaper.
Funeral services will be 3:00pm Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Craig White and Rev Jacob Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday beginning at 12:00noon until the 3:00pm hour of service at the funeral home.
Mr. Young is survived by his wife of 59 years, Linda McElroy Young; daughter, Chris Pierson; brother, Jerry Young; sisters, Betty Frost, Sadye McCollum, and Connie Tyree; grandson, Nathan Pierson and his wife Amanda; and great-grandchildren, John Wayne and Michael Grant Pierson. He was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Faron Pierson; and brothers, Jimmy and Jackie Young.
The family wishes to thank all the nurses and caregivers who assisted in the care of their loved one.
