Maurice M. Young

Funeral services for Maurice M. "Bill" Young, 88, of Monticello, will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Mackey-Wright Funeral Home, 215 E. Washington St., Monticello. The Rev. Sharon Monroe will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Mahomet. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday October 21, 2008 at the funeral home. Mr. Young died at 10:39 a.m. Friday (October 17, 2008) at Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello. He was born January 31, 1920, near Bondville, a son of George H. and Iva Mitchell Young. He married Marian L. "Mickey" Martin on March 3, 1946. She preceded him in death on December 16, 2006. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Reidel (Steve) and a son, Richard Young (Ann), both of Monticello; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren and one step-great-great-grandchild. A son, Michael, one sister and four brothers preceded him in death. Mr. Young was a retired farmer and member of the Monticello United Methodist Church and Fraternal Lodge #58. He had held past positions on the Unit 25 School Board, the Forest Preserve Park Board, the Soil and Water Conservation District and with the Piatt Promenaders square dance club. For many years he helped plan reunions and parade floats for the Monticello High School Class of 1938. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Piatt County Nursing Home Halcyon Unit.

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