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James M “Jim” Young

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Apr 2023 (aged 78)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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James M. Young
April 25, 1945 ~ April 28, 2023
78 Years Old

James M. "Jim" Young, 78, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023, and from 9:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The Rev. Joshua Schmidt will conduct the funeral service at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Cape Girardeau County History Center or St. Paul Radio Broadcast.

Obituary
James M. "Jim" Young, 78, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born April 25, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Marion R. and June A. Fleishner Young. He and Wanda Fluegge were married in 1990, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, also the church of their current membership.

Jim was a 1963 graduate of Plum High School in Allegheny County. There, he learned an appreciation of music and excelled as a saxophonist in the band program. He received a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He worked as a mechanical engineer for Procter and Gamble.

Jim was a longtime member and former president of the Evening Optimist Club in Jackson. He also served as the East Missouri District Lieutenant Governor and enjoyed volunteering for Optimist Night at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau.

Jim's other accomplishments include earning his pilot's license and his real estate and broker's license. He especially enjoyed playing the autoharp, and was accomplished in wood working, even making his own autoharp.

Loving survivors include his wife of 32 years, Wanda Young of Jackson; three children, Jeff (Jennifer) Young of Plain City, Ohio; Raina (Soteros) Manniaty of Blanchester, Ohio; and Jaime Young (Joshua Freeman) of Sikeston; five grandchildren with another expected soon; two sisters, Sally (Tom) Secrist and Sandy Bell, both of Pennsylvania; and his mother-in-law, Betty (the late Charles) Fluegge of Cape Girardeau.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023, and from 9:30 a.m. to service time, Friday, May 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The Rev. Joshua Schmidt will conduct the funeral service at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.
James M. Young
April 25, 1945 ~ April 28, 2023
78 Years Old

James M. "Jim" Young, 78, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023, and from 9:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The Rev. Joshua Schmidt will conduct the funeral service at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Cape Girardeau County History Center or St. Paul Radio Broadcast.

Obituary
James M. "Jim" Young, 78, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born April 25, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Marion R. and June A. Fleishner Young. He and Wanda Fluegge were married in 1990, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, also the church of their current membership.

Jim was a 1963 graduate of Plum High School in Allegheny County. There, he learned an appreciation of music and excelled as a saxophonist in the band program. He received a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He worked as a mechanical engineer for Procter and Gamble.

Jim was a longtime member and former president of the Evening Optimist Club in Jackson. He also served as the East Missouri District Lieutenant Governor and enjoyed volunteering for Optimist Night at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau.

Jim's other accomplishments include earning his pilot's license and his real estate and broker's license. He especially enjoyed playing the autoharp, and was accomplished in wood working, even making his own autoharp.

Loving survivors include his wife of 32 years, Wanda Young of Jackson; three children, Jeff (Jennifer) Young of Plain City, Ohio; Raina (Soteros) Manniaty of Blanchester, Ohio; and Jaime Young (Joshua Freeman) of Sikeston; five grandchildren with another expected soon; two sisters, Sally (Tom) Secrist and Sandy Bell, both of Pennsylvania; and his mother-in-law, Betty (the late Charles) Fluegge of Cape Girardeau.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023, and from 9:30 a.m. to service time, Friday, May 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The Rev. Joshua Schmidt will conduct the funeral service at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 5, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253033119/james_m-young: accessed ), memorial page for James M “Jim” Young (25 Apr 1945–28 Apr 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 253033119, citing Russell Heights Cemetery, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Joe Koch (contributor 47720231).