Grandpa Young's Obituary

BURLEY • Clyde Bruce Young, of Burley, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012, at the age of 99.

Bruce has been a Burley stalwart for 53 years, moving here in 1959 from Boise, Idaho. He took great pride in supporting and promoting the Burley community, having served on the Burley School Board for two terms, as the Cassia County coroner for 15 years, as president and treasurer of the Burley Kiwanis Club and lieutenant governor of Division 5 of the Utah-Idaho Kiwanis Region. He also served as a director of the Burley Senior Center for many years. Bruce was also very active in the Cassia County Republican Committee, serving as treasurer and precinct committeeman for 25 years.

Bruce was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had a very strong pioneer heritage, being a great-grandson of the Mormon pioneer prophet Brigham Young. His commitment to pass on to his posterity a knowledge of their pioneer heritage has been very evident by the volumes of research he has done to collect and organize the names of thousands of his deceased ancestors. Bruce was a collector — he collected books; he collected coins; he collected stamps; he collected perfect attendance pins from the Kiwanis Club (50 of them) and he collected family file cards from the temples of the LDS Church.

Bruce was born on Feb. 1, 1913, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Leo Howe Young and Elise Olsen Young. Growing up and going to school in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake, he prepared for life by developing a very strong work ethic. He served a mission for the LDS Church in the Central States with headquarters in Independence, Mo. He married Dora Dean in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 8, 1937. Together they raised four children, Farrell, Marvin, Paul and Darla.

Bruce worked hard at various jobs to support his family. He was a banker (at one time being an Idaho State bank examiner), an insurance broker, a real estate broker and a self-trained accountant. He supported youth athletics and the Cassia County Fair as he served with his fellow Kiwanians. He served his church in various callings over the years. He and his wife went as missionaries to Russellville, Ala. Upon his return to Burley, he was asked to be manager of the LDS Employment Office. They later served together as workers in the Boise LDS Temple.

He is survived by his son, Farrell (Doratha) Young of Rexburg; son, Paul (Susan) Young of Burley; daughter, Darla (Barry) Johnson of Idaho Falls; and daughter-in-law, Diane Young of Springville, Utah. Also surviving him are 25 grandchildren; 95 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his two brothers; his sister; his son, Marvin; and his wife of almost 75 years, Dora.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 26, at the Burley LDS West Stake Center, 2420 Parke Ave. in Burley, with Bishop Dan Alvey officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St. in Burley, and from noon until 12:45 p.m. Monday at the church.