Walter Young , 84 of Centralia died Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Fenton Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Centralia. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Saturday November 11, 2017 at the funeral home.

Walter was born on October 11, 1933 in Monroe County the son of Heitz and Lula (Jones) Young.

Walter served his country in the United States Army.

On January 13, 1962 in Mexico, Walter married Marjorie Kay Farrah, and she survives of the home.

Along with his wife Marjorie, Walter is survived by daughters, Karen Phillips and husband Steven, and Sharon Reddig and husband Stacy; grandchildren, Joshua, Seth, and Ethan Phillips, Nicholas, Gavin,  and Kaylin Reddig; a sister-in-law, Shirley Farrah; numerous nieces and nephews

Along with his parents, Walter was preceded in death by his Brothers, James Thomas, Allen, Newton, Leonard, Joseph, and Wallace Young, and his sisters, Lucille, Jane and Hazel.

Walter was a member of the First Christian Church in Centralia. He retired from the A.B. Chance Company in 1996 after many years of service. He was a member and shop steward in the local union, and served as a committeeman for the Democratic Party. Walter loved the St. Louis Cardinals, Missouri Tigers and the Centralia Panthers.

Memorial donations are suggested to the American Heart Association or the First Christian Church in care of Fenton Funeral Chapel 104 S. Collier, Centralia, MO 65240.