Joe Henry Young

Joe Henry "Hunky" Young, Jr., 89, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center. An Asheville native, Mr. Young was a son of the late Joe Henry, Sr., and Carrie Ethel Redman Young. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Kwiatkowski Young; daughter, Mary Ann Young Chance; his brothers, Hamilton D., John C., Thomas L., and Clarence E. Young; and his sister, Frances Wilhelmina Young Wright. Mr. Young served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years where he earned three Purple Hearts, a Presidential Unit Citation, and a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. He later retired from the U.S. Postal Service following 13 years of service. Mr. Young was a member of St. Eugene's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, VFW Post # 891, Fleet Reserve Association, American Legion, and the National Association of Letter Carriers. Mr. Young is survived by his son, Joseph William Young and wife Betty, of Cumming, GA; son-in-law, Dennis Chance, of Asheville; brother, Harold R. Young; grandchildren, Jennifer Hope Sewell and husband Scott, Kristin Leigh Young, Brian Young Chance and wife Michelle, and Alison Nicole Eley and husband Teddy; and great-grandsons, Ayden Jeremiah Chance and Logan Joseph Chance. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 12:00 noon on Wednesday at St. Eugene's Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. Pat Cahill officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Western Carolina State Veteran's Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Eugene's Catholic Church, 72 Culvern St., Asheville, NC 28804. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.