Billy Mack Young

May 24, 1945-October 12, 2022

Billy Mack Young, 77, of Westfield, passed away on Oct. 12, 2022.

He was born on May 24, 1945, to Dearil and Tennie (Hensley) Young in Dayton, Tenn.

Mr. Young served honorably in the 39th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army. While stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, he met and married the love of his life Christa (Janitzek) Young. After the Army, he and his bride moved to his hometown of Battle Creek, Mich. He worked for over thirty years as a machinist at the Union Pump Company.

Following retirement, Mr. Young and his wife moved to Indiana to be near family. There he pursued his love of woodworking, spending hours at a time puttering in his workshop.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years Christa Young; son Danny Young (Martessa Conover); daughter Karen Young (Mark Brager); four granddaughters Jaime Willis (Davey), Jessica Young, Arissa Beck and Sienna Conover; and grandson Nathaniel Young Brager.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Jimmy and Jerry Young; and step-father Robert Switzer.

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