01/14/2016
It is with a heavy heart we mourn the passing of a life long friend and family of a valued customer. Our thought are with the family, and deepest condolences.
John W. Young Sr., 69, Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, surrounded by his family at his home.
A Celebration of Life service will be 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Per his wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be made to the family.
John was born Sept. 28, 1946, in Fresno, Calif., the son of Frank J. and Dorothy Jeffery Young. He married Linda McFarland on Aug. 9, 1986, in Davenport.
John worked as an auto body repairman. He was a musician and enjoyed cooking, especially his famous BBQ sauce. John enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and wife.
John is survived by his wife of 29 years, Linda Young, Rock Island; children, John W. Young Jr. and his girlfriend, Tracy, Bettendorf, Fay Carter, Waterloo, Frank J. (Linsey Saddoris) Young III, Clinton, and Amy (Wesley) Long, Rock Island; multiple grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Ronnie (Connie) Young, California, Steve (Sheila) Young, Phoenix, Larry (Alicia) Young, Florida, Mike (JoJo) Young, Phoenix, Greg (Cathy) Young, Rock Island, Patty (Gary) Taylor, Rock Island, Cheryl Young, Phoenix, Carol Davis, Phoenix, Lisa McCoy, Phoenix, Lucky (Connie) Carlson, Buffalo, Iowa, and Mike (Violet) Miller, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Tony Young, and two brothers-in-law, Kevin McCoy and Randy Davis.
Online condolences may be left to John's family at wheelanpressly.com.