JOHN THOMAS YOUNG Kinston--John Thomas Young, 69, also known as Papa John and Willie Nelson, of 1403 Hardee Road, Kinston, died Saturday. He was a veteran of World War II. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday from Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Fletcher officiating. Burial will follow in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. Survivors include his spouse, Jilbette Medlin Young of the home; three daughters, Alma Carole Young of the home, Donna Phylis Young of Kinston, and Cynthia Jilbette Young-Nethercutt and husband, Jeffrey Nethercutt of Deep Run, NC; one sister, Lillian Young White and husband Sam, of Rocky Mount, NC; one brother and sister-im-law, Charles and Eva Young of Lawrenceville, GA; one brother-in-law and wife, Landis and Peggy Medlin of Raleigh; four grandchildren: Codi Christine Nethercutt of Deep Run, NC, Kimberly Norris Koehler and husband Todd Koehler of Knightdale, NC, Kenneth John Norris and wife Michelle of Kinston, and Collin Patrick Nethercutt of Deep Run, NC; One great-grandchild, Brooke Ashley Koehler of Knightdale, NC; several nieces and nephews and many, many friends. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home. Howard-Carter & Stroud Funeral Home is in charge of the services. (Pd. Obit)
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