Elmer Nelson Young

Elmer Nelson Young, 80, of Mattoon, passed away at 7:26 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2007, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. The funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Kollross officiating. Interment will be at the Neoga Cemetery in Neoga, IL. Visitation will be held from 4 - 6 p.m. Monday, December 17, 2007, at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Ave., Mattoon, IL 61938. Elmer was born May 25, 1927 at home in Big Spring Township, Shelby County, IL, the son of Garrett Harvey and Anna Marie (Tedick) Young. He married Mona Faye Rankins July 2, 1948, in Charleston, IL. Survivors include his loving wife, Mona Young, of Mattoon, IL; two daughters, Brenda Miller and her husband Monte and Cathy Osborn and her husband Michael of Mattoon, IL.; four grandchildren, Matthew Miller and his wife Jennifer, Mandy Clarkson and her husband Geoff, Robin Atteberry and her husband Aaron, and Aaron Osborn all of Mattoon, IL; two great-grandchildren, Garrett Miller and Monte Clarkson of Mattoon, IL. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Michael Nelson Young; three brothers, Leonard Young, Dennis Young and Paul Young. Elmer served in the Army during WWII where he was trained in mechanics. After serving in the Army, he worked for DeKalb Agriculture in Tuscola, IL. In 1948, he went to private mechanics school in Chicago, IL, and after graduating, he opened his own shop, Young''s Repair. In 1950 he got his dealer license and has been buying and selling cars ever since. He is the former owner of Young''s Used Cars and Cedar City Motors. Elmer lived for the deal. He loved to spend time driving through the country looking at his farms in Johnstown with his friends and picking up cars in Champaign, IL, which he bought with his nephew. Elmer especially liked going to the lake and spending time with his family and took pleasure in bluffing his grandchildren in a good game of Texas Hold''em. He will be sadly missed by all that knew him. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, American Legion and a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge, all of Mattoon. Memorials may be made to the donor''s choice.

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Elmer Nelson Young

May 25, 2027 - December 14, 2007