Hardy Shelby Young
Birth: UNK; Death: UNK; Burial: UNK; Nativity: Wilsonville, Oregon
Location: Lot 265, Plot 7 (block S)
Ledger Notes:
Ashes; Funeral: Young's Funeral Home
General Notes:
Son of Dorris and Mattie Young, Grandson of Marion and Lily Young, great grandson of John Wallace and M. Clementine Graham, great grandson of William and Isabel Young, g-g grandson of George and Anna Bailey, g-g grandson of John and Sarah Zumwalt, g-g-g grandson of Sobrina J. Russell.
Obituary:
Hardy S. Young, owner of the Silver Leaf Inn in Wilsonville, died July 21 of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Young, 58, was traveling up the Columbia River in a boat at the time of his death.
Born in Wilsonville in 1915, Mr. Young earned his degree at Oregon State University. As a Wilsonville restaurateur and farmer, he was actively involved in community events. His memberships included Sherwood Masonic Lodge No. 164; Oregon City Chapter No 1189, B.P.O.E.; Frog Pond Grange No. 111; and the Oregon Restaurant and Bar Association.
Mr. Young was instrumental in Wilsonville development and was developer of the Wilsonville Shopping Center. He served on the Wilsonville School Board prior to consolidation with West Linn. As hobbies he enjoyed hunting and fishing.
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