Jesse Young, Jr., 82, of Haleyville, Alabama, died Thursday, September 11, 2014.
Graveside services will be held 1 P.M., Monday, September 15, 2014 at Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald with Evan Harper officiating.
Mr. Young was born June 19, 1932, in Osierfield, Georgia, to the late Reason Jesse & Minnie Alma Stephens Young. He served his country honorably in the United States Army. Mr. Young was a former police officer serving with departments in Fitzgerald, Hahira, Nashville, and Lowndes County. He began a career in trucking and owned and operated his own rig for many years. He lived in Haleyville for the past 33 years.
He is survived by his wife: Syble M. Young of Haleyville, Alabama; son and daughter-in-law: Roy Delane Young and Elizabeth; two grandsons: Aiden & Austin, all of Haleyville, Alabama; and one brother: Wayne Young and companion Norma Reed of Fitzgerald. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother: James David Young and a sister: Betty Young Sowell.