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Submitted: 9/25/19 • Approved: 9/25/19 • Last Updated: 9/28/19 • R205575-G205575-S3
Kenneth Mearl Youngblood, 77, of Lake Jackson, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. He died of surgical complications.
He was surrounded by his family and his loss will leave a hole in their lives forever.
Kenneth was born on November 16, 1935, in Sunset, Texas to Joseph and Viola Youngblood. The sixth of seven children, he lived on a farm in Hood until the family moved to Gainesville. While at Gainesville High School he met his first and only girlfriend, Wanda Gayle May. They married in 1956. They settled in Lake Jackson and Kenneth retired from Dow in 1993 after 37 years of service. After his retirement, he honed his woodworking skills in his home workshop. He was happiest when he was covered in sawdust.
Graveside services for Wanda Gayle Youngblood, 81, of Clute, are set for 2:00 PM Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Fairview Cemetery Pavilion in Gainesville with the Rev. Larry Kremling officiating. A visitation will be held at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home on Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Wanda passed away on February 19, 2019 after a short hospital stay.
She was born to Larry and Lena May in Cooke County, TX on February 1, 1938. She married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Mearl Youngblood, in 1955, and they were married 58 years before he died in 2013.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and baby daughter Deborah Kay.
She is survived by her sister Sue Cullum and her husband Don, daughter Rhonda and her husband David Hearne, daughter Lesia Youngblood, granddaughter Katie Hearne, and grandson Kevin Hearne and his wife MK
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the American Lung Association.
Contributed on 9/25/19 by dshw
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