Stuart Newton Youngblood
July 10, 1918 ~ February 4, 2004
Resided in:
Fletcher, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Stuart Newton Youngblood of Fletcher, died Wednesday February 4, 2004, at Mountain Area Hospice Solace Center after a brief illness.
Stuart was born July 10, 1918 in Henderson County to the late Jasper Newton and Alma Trantham Youngblood. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Marshall Youngblood, brother Bill, sister Sarah Youngblood Stockinger and grandson, Stuart Craft.
Stuart pursued his love of flying and flew a B-25 in the Army Air Corps. He was instrumental in founding the original Youngblood Truck Lines along with his father, J. N. and brothers, Bill, John and sister Sarah Youngblood. After many years in the trucking business he moved to Lake Toxaway where he owned and operated Youngbloods of Sapphire.
He is survived by his daughters, Nancy Price of Fletcher, Pat Kraut and Doris (Robert) Craft, all of Columbus, Ohio; his brother, John (June) Youngblood of Asheville; his aunt, Minerva Trantham Moffit of Hendersonville; stepsister, Mary Dae Justice of Hendersonville and stepbrother, Jack Russell of Texas. He also is survived by grandchildren, Julia (Jacque) Fogel and Ollie Price of Fletcher, Chris (Suzanne) Kraut, Stephanie (Patrick) Keefe and Gretchen (Mike) Stranges of Columbus, Ohio; great-grandchildren, Michael and Andrew Kraut and Rutledge and Nathaniel Fogel, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard conducted by The Rev. Victor Mansfield. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Stuart was very special to us.
You have my heartfelt sympathy in the death of Mr. Youngblood. It is a very sad time when we lose someone we love. We remember the good times we had with them and how much we love them. When we loose someone we love the Bible gives us a comforting message to help us cope with their death. This message is found at Revelation 21:3, 4 and John 5: 25. May these words bring you comfort as they did me when my mother died.
Deepest Sympathy,
Ms. Floyd
My father, Ralph Roberts drove for Mr. Youngblood when we were babies. He provided a home for us that my mom was ever so grateful for. My dad only had kind words and respect for him. We lived in Hendersonville but my dad ended up going to Greeneville, Tn. and drove for Magnavox. As a very small we lived close enough to the truck lines I remember standing in the yard and hearing drivers start the trucks. The trucks screamed when they were started, Dad said that was because they were Jimmy trucks(GMC). thanks for the memories and we are so sorry for your loss. We are Ralph’s daughters sending in rest of our family’s memory.