Emma B. Young

Emma B. Young, 84, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Parkridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Pleasant Hill.

Emma was born April 13, 1929, in Des Moines, to John and Ida (Cox) Howe. She attended East High School and was a lifelong resident of East Des Moines. Emma was a member of Grant Park Christian Church and Fairground Neighbors for Community Improvement, which recognizes a fairground member who has made a unique contribution toward improving the Fairground Neighborhood, with the Annual Emma Young Award.

Emma loved her community and served lunches to the neighborhood children for several years at Lucas Elementary School.

Emma is survived by her sons, John Robert (Cynthia) Young and Robert Harry (Kris) Young, Jr.; grandchildren, Brandon Young, Karey (Kenton) Kyer, Todd (Amy) Young, John Andrew Young, and Amanda Young Burrell; great-grandchildren, Connor, Marisa, Savannah, Talon Robert, Matthew, Bobby, Hannah, David, Emma Lucille, and Olivia Grace; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of extended relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Harry Young, Sr.; grandson, David Young; parents, John and Ida Howe; sisters, Genevieve Jones and Hazel Butler; and her brothers, Calvin Howe, Leo Howe, Pete Howe, Richard Howe, Robert Howe, and Alphas Howe.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, followed by burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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