Gerald Gaither Young, 90, of Mars Hill passed away January 14, 2021. He was the son of the late Robert Oscar and Pansy Mae Briggs Young. In addition to his parents Mr. Young is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Alda Jean Clark Young; sisters, Madeline Fleetwood and Elouise Plemmons Armstrong and brothers, Roy, Kenneth, John, Clarence, and Eugene Young.
Gerald was a graduate of Mars Hill High School and NC State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry. After school Mr. Young joined the United States Army. Once out of the Army he managed and operated his Dairy Farm from 1956-1990. Gerald was a member of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association of NC, The Soil Conservation of Madison County for over twenty years, a former member of the Madison County Board of Education and was a deacon at Mars Hill Baptist Church.
He is survived by a daughter, Tammie Young; son, Eugene Young (Karen Brown), grandchildren Lou and Jesse Young; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Tommy Justus and Reverend Stanley Peek will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service. A private burial will follow at the Young Family Cemetery.
The service may be viewed on the Mars Hill Baptist Church Facebook page at: facebook.com/Mars-Hill-Baptist-Church-253619371466207 or their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZyfSQE4OE4OfsQioAX5cXEDA?view_as=subscriber
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralservice.org