George Michael Young Jr.

George Michael Young Jr. is the son of George William Young Sr. (1888-1936) and Rose Ella Mitchell (1885-1959). He had siblings Merle, John, Francis, Edwin, Rose, Leabert, Maurice, Raymond, and Jaunita Young. He grew up in Saint Bridget, Marshall, Kansas and later moved to California in 1946, settling in Westwood, Lassen, California, USA. On July 17, 1948 he married Vera Lucille Graf (1929–2014). Together the couple had children Michael Raymond Young (1951-2000) and Patricia Lucille Young (1957-2000). In 1957, he opened Young's Market in town which was later taken over by his son. He loved fishing, snowmobiling, and was an avid sports fan, often found watching games on television at the back of his grocery store.