Obituary
Luther Beckett Young, 90, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his home.
Born in New Orleans, LA on June 4, 1925, he was a son of the late Joseph Solomon Young and Abbygail Hurst Young. He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past six years.
He was a master electrician and owner of Concord Electric Company in Baltimore.
A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was proud of his military service. He served on the USS Wilkes-Barre which took part in strikes against the Phillippines, China and Indo-China, the Ryuku islands, the Bonin and Volcano islands and Japan. During the Iwo Jima campaign, in February 1945, she also used her guns to shell enemy positions ashore, a mission repeated in the Ryukyus in late March and against the Japanese home islands in July. When suicide planes badly damaged USS Bunker Hill off Okinawa on 11 April, Wilkes-Barre came alongside the stricken carrier to help fight her fires and evacuate some of her crew. As the Pacific War ended, Wilkes-Barre supported the occupation of Japan, remaining in the Far East for the rest of 1945.
He was a member of American Legion and was also a professional bowler. He was very proud of his work and his family.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Kathryn "Roberta' Young of Crisfield; three children, James Young of Baltimore, Kathryn Gaither and husband Chuck of Crisfield, and David Young of Baltimore; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services officiated by the Rev. Steve Willing will be Monday, April 18, 2016 at 2 PM at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home where a viewing will be one hour prior. Interment with military honors will be in Sunnyridge Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Lower Somerset County Ambulance and Rescue Squad, LSCARS, P. O. Box 406, Crisfield, MD 21817 or Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802-1733.
To send condolences, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com
Born in New Orleans, LA on June 4, 1925, he was a son of the late Joseph Solomon Young and Abbygail Hurst Young. He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past six years.
He was a master electrician and owner of Concord Electric Company in Baltimore.
A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was proud of his military service. He served on the USS Wilkes-Barre which took part in strikes against the Phillippines, China and Indo-China, the Ryuku islands, the Bonin and Volcano islands and Japan. During the Iwo Jima campaign, in February 1945, she also used her guns to shell enemy positions ashore, a mission repeated in the Ryukyus in late March and against the Japanese home islands in July. When suicide planes badly damaged USS Bunker Hill off Okinawa on 11 April, Wilkes-Barre came alongside the stricken carrier to help fight her fires and evacuate some of her crew. As the Pacific War ended, Wilkes-Barre supported the occupation of Japan, remaining in the Far East for the rest of 1945.
He was a member of American Legion and was also a professional bowler. He was very proud of his work and his family.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Kathryn "Roberta' Young of Crisfield; three children, James Young of Baltimore, Kathryn Gaither and husband Chuck of Crisfield, and David Young of Baltimore; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services officiated by the Rev. Steve Willing will be Monday, April 18, 2016 at 2 PM at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home where a viewing will be one hour prior. Interment with military honors will be in Sunnyridge Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Lower Somerset County Ambulance and Rescue Squad, LSCARS, P. O. Box 406, Crisfield, MD 21817 or Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802-1733.
To send condolences, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com
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