As lot of you know
Dempsey Young passed away
December 10, 2006. We are saddened horrifically by this sad news
as this festival began as The Lost & Found Homecoming Festival in 1981
and ran that way for years, because Dempsey was the nephew to Sterling
Belcher and cousin to Dreama & Stacy Belcher. Thank you for your
calls to Sterling & Dreama who each live in different states with your
condolences:
Edward Dempsey Young Jr.
Edward
(Dempsey) Young, Jr., 52, of Boones Mill, passed away on Sunday
December 10, 2006 at his home. Born July 1, 1954, he was preceded
in death by his parents, Edward (Ned) and Marie Young; and an
uncle, Monte Belcher. Surviving to cherish his memory are his
wife, Lynette Gibson Young and children, Stephanie and Demetra
Young, of the home and Christopher Young who is serving in the
United States Air Force, stationed in Qatar. Also surviving are
brothers, Steve (Rhonda) Young, Randy (Kathy) Young and Scott
(Deanna) Young, all of Wirtz; a number of nieces and nephews;
special in-laws, Betty and Dee Walters of Callaway and Lewis and
Louise Gibson of Boones Mill; aunts and uncles, Louise Berger of
Union Hall, Joyce (Charlie) Woods of Martinsville, Sterling (Pat)
Belcher of Rocky Mount, Ann Hawthorne of Dundas, Frances Maddux,
James F. Young and Margaret Ogburn, all of Wakefield; special
cousins, Terry and Pam McDaniel of Brodnax and very special
friends, Allen and Debbie Mills, Scottie Sparks and Ronald Smith.
Dempsey along with Allen Mills was an original member of the Lost
and Found Bluegrass Band performing professionally for over 33
years. He was a world renowned mandolin player known for his
creative style and tone. Dempsey and Allen were inducted into the
Virginia Folk Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Funeral services will be
conducted from the chapel of Lynch Funeral Home on Thursday,
December 14, 2006 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Rick Poland officiating.
Interment to follow in the Pigg River Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family will have fellowship time at Piedmont
Presbyterian Church following the service. The family will receive
friends on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial
donations be made to the Dempsey Young Memorial Fund, c/o Franklin
Community Bank, 400 Old Franklin Turnpike, Suite 100, Rocky Mount,
Va. 24151. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va.
Published in the Roanoke Times from 12/11/2006
- 12/12/2006.
All details are as follows including
where to send sympathy cards, donations, visitation & funeral.:
Dempsey Young. May his spirit
live on through the music.
Visitation: Wed. Dec. 13th 6-9pm
Funeral: Thur. Dec. 14th, 1:00 PM Place:: Lynch Funeral Home in Rocky Mount, Virginia Donations or In-Lieu Of Flowers:
"Dempsey Young Memorial Fund"
c/o Franklin Community Bank
400 Old Franklin Tpke, Suite 100
Rocky Mount VA 24151
Condolences can be sent to:
Lynette Young & Young Family
3467 Bonbrook Mill Road
Boones Mill, VA 24065
…or:
Lost & Found
7915 Charity Highway
Ferrum, VA 24088
Edward
(Dempsey) Young, Jr., 52, of Boones Mill, passed away on Sunday
December 10, 2006 at his home. Born July 1, 1954, he was preceded
in death by his parents, Edward (Ned) and Marie Young; and an
uncle, Monte Belcher. Surviving to cherish his memory are his
wife, Lynette Gibson Young and children, Stephanie and Demetra
Young, of the home and Christopher Young who is serving in the
United States Air Force, stationed in Qatar. Also surviving are
brothers, Steve (Rhonda) Young, Randy (Kathy) Young and Scott
(Deanna) Young, all of Wirtz; a number of nieces and nephews;
special in-laws, Betty and Dee Walters of Callaway and Lewis and
Louise Gibson of Boones Mill; aunts and uncles, Louise Berger of
Union Hall, Joyce (Charlie) Woods of Martinsville, Sterling (Pat)
Belcher of Rocky Mount, Ann Hawthorne of Dundas, Frances Maddux,
James F. Young and Margaret Ogburn, all of Wakefield; special
cousins, Terry and Pam McDaniel of Brodnax and very special
friends, Allen and Debbie Mills, Scottie Sparks and Ronald Smith.
Dempsey along with Allen Mills was an original member of the Lost
and Found Bluegrass Band performing professionally for over 33
years. He was a world renowned mandolin player known for his
creative style and tone. Dempsey and Allen were inducted into the
Virginia Folk Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Funeral services will be
conducted from the chapel of Lynch Funeral Home on Thursday,
December 14, 2006 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Rick Poland officiating.
Interment to follow in the Pigg River Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family will have fellowship time at Piedmont
Presbyterian Church following the service. The family will receive
friends on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial
donations be made to the Dempsey Young Memorial Fund, c/o Franklin
Community Bank, 400 Old Franklin Turnpike, Suite 100, Rocky Mount,
Va. 24151. Arrangements by Lynch Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va.
