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April 9, 1931 –  July 10, 2015  Donald Royce Young, 84, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at his residence in Era. He was born April 9, 1931 in Gene Autry, Oklahoma to Benjamin F. and Cora (Chilton) Young. Donald married Rita Wylie July 23, 1954 in Gainesville, Texas. He was a veteran of the US Army and worked as a brakeman for the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 13th at Era First Baptist Church with Dr. Jerry D. Locke and Dr. Robert Sutton officiating. Jeremy Young, B.J. Thomas, Cody Conrad, Michael Maxey, David Young and John Johndrow will serve as pallbearers. Honorary bearers will be Era First Baptist Church Deacons, Darrell Sutton, Parker Yarbrough, Don Mode and Eddie Puckett. Interment will follow in Era Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home, Gainesville. Visitation will be Monday morning at the church from 9:00 to 10:30 before the service.

Survivors include his wife of over sixty years, Rita Young of Era; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Mike Thomas of Vilonia, Arkansas; son and daughter, Phil and Debbie Young of Rhome, Texas; sister, Joyce Maxey of Claremore, Oklahoma; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and six brothers.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Era First Baptist Church Building Fund
100 Bolivar Rd. Era, Texas 76238.