York, Mrs. Mabeline Hill -the widow of John York,  passed away on January 20, after a short battle with cancer.  She was the daughter of the late Howard and Dellie Martin Hill of Jeff.  Mrs. York and her husband moved from here to Plymouth, Michigan, and from there they retired to Zephyrhills, Florida, in 1980.  Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son David, her brothers, Lloyd, Linuel and Edward Hill and her sisters, Bernice Caudill and Kathryn Hill. Mrs. York is survived by her daughter, Charlene Tidd; her daughter-in- law, Kathleen York, both of Zephyrhills; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren ,  James York, Cassandra and husband Eric Brugnone, David Tidd, Danielle Tidd, Ethan, Catelyn and Hayley Jo, all residents of Zephyrhills.  She is also survived by two brothers, Fred and wife Brenda Hill of Happy and Frank and wife Annie Hill of Woodbury, Tennessee.  She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Hospice Care Center in Dade City. Florida, or to the American Cancer Society.  A private service will be held at a later date.   Source: Hazard Herald Obits Thursday, Feb 21, 2008

Young, Geneva -84, of Hazard, died Sunday, August 17 at the Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Elzy P. Adkins and the late Mary Stidham. She is preceded in death by her husband, E.J. Young. She is survived by two daughters, Sherron McIntosh of Chavies and Jennifer Haddix of Hazard; sisters Faye Wallace of Kingston, Tn. and Caroline Sexton of Oak Ridge, Tn.; brother Alfred Adkins of Clinton, Tn. She is also survived by four grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends. Arrangements were handled by Maggard Brothers Funeral Home of Hazard where the family received friends on Monday, August 18. The funeral service was conducted at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 19 with Mark Tabata officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Hazard.
Source: Hazard Herald, Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Young, John Paul-of Fairfield Township, OH died on March 24, 2008 at Mercy Hospital of Fairfield. He was born on April 2, 1925 in Black Mountain (a small mining town) in Perry County, KY, to Ethel (Anderson) and Wimmer Albert Young. Preceding John Paul in death were his parents; 4 brothers, Herbert, Roy, Daniel Webster, and an infant brother; and his godson, Jefferey Hugglestone. Surviving are his beloved wife, Olive Belle (Murrell) Young; son, Daniel Paul Young, D.V.M. (Sarah June Dean); daughter, Olivia Murrell Young Wallace, M.D. (Kenneth Franklin Wallace, D.M.D.); his 4 precious granddaughters: Hannah (8), Naomi (6) and Rachel (2) Young and Maggie Wallace (10); his goddaughters, Leslie (Hugglestone) Langham and Nancy Humbach; and his godsons, David and Jimmy Hugglestone. During WWII, at age 17 John Paul dropped out of high school and joined the US Navy on February 5, 1943. He served on a Patrol Craft (PC) as a signalman using flashing lights, semaphore, and flag hoists in several major battles in the Pacific. His responsibility was to protect the troop and cargo ships in a huge convoy and to set up communications on beaches. Becoming exceptionally skilled in an extremely dangerous situation, he learned a very valuable lesson: he could succeed in whatever he chose to do, but he needed a good education. After more than 3 years in the US Navy, on April 9, 1946 he was honorably discharged as Signalman Second Class, USN. He then returned to high school, earned his GED and graduated from Cumberland Jr. College (Williamsburg, KY) and Carson Newman College (Jefferson City, TN). John Paul married Olive Belle Murrell, his best friend and life-long sweetheart (also a CN graduate), on May 30, 1953 in Fonde, KY. Together in 1956 they received their Master's Degrees from Miami University in Oxford. He continued his education at Miami and Case Western University, obtaining certification as a school psychologist and as a licensed psychologist to do private practice. His 11 years of teaching were in KY, TN and OH (Hanover and Hamilton) followed by 24 years as a school psychologist in Fairfield and West Carrollton. Mr. Young was a life-long learner and avid reader. He loved animals and the great outdoors. He and his family hiked the northern portion of the Appalachian Trail. John Paul loved sailing and spent a year at sea on a 37-foot sailboat with Dr. Alan Springer (Miami University) and Admiral, the yellow lab. He was active in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary serving in numerous capacities. He especially enjoyed teaching navigation and boating safety. He was a devout Christian, a 54-year member of the First Baptist Church of Hamilton serving in several capacities (including Sunday school teacher and chairman of the Board of Deacons). John Paul was an avid believer in absolute equality and longed for the day when men and women of all races would be treated equally and could become whatever they wanted to become in any field of service. A special thanks to William Krall, M.D., his family physician and the many doctors and nurses at Mercy who so lovingly and skillfully cared for him. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., March 29, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Hamilton, 1502 Pyramid Hill, Hamilton, OH 45013 with Dr. Dennis Metzger, Rev. William C. Brantingham and Rev. Amber Murrell officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., March 28, 2008 at the Avance Funeral Home & Crematory, 4976 Winton Rd., Fairfield. Burial will be at the Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevierville, TN. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Hamilton, Cumberland College in Williamsburg, KY or Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN.
Source: Hamilton, Ohio Journal-News 27 March 2008  Posted by Kandy Back Agee