Obituary of Kenneth "Babbs" Young

Funeral services for Kenneth "Babbs" Young, age 69, of Olla, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 5, 2016 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Ricky Gresham officiating. Interment will follow At Westbrooks-Swilley Cemetery in Olla. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home. Babbs was born August 17, 1946 to the union of Spencer and Lucy Westbrooks Young in Olla and he passed from this life on March 2, 2016 at in his residence in Olla. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for four years and was a member of the Columbia American Legion. He owned and operated Kenneth Young Logging. He loved to hunt and fish. He loved to go four wheeler riding with his grand-daughter Patricia. She was his Punkin. He was preceded in death by his wife: Pat Young; his parents; brother: Clyde Young; four sisters: Edith Humble, Alene Coleman, Mae Coleman, and Mavis Howell; brother-in-law: Charles Howell. He is survived by his daughter: Angel Smith of Olla and the love of his life, his only grand-daughter, Patricia Gayle Smith; two brothers: Spencer Young and his wife Harriet of Holum, Davis Young and his wife Dewanna of Urania; sister: Jewel Coleman and her husband William of Olla; sister-in-law: Eunice Slaton of Calhoun; two brothers-in-law: Edward Humble and Gilbert Coleman. Pallbearers will be Bradley Humphries, Chad Breland, J.F. Westbrooks, Jr., Vance Grissom, Tommy Joe Francis, and David Moreaux. Honorary Pallbearers will be Preacher Westbrooks, J.F. Westbrooks, Sr., Gerald Brooks, and Leroy Westbrooks.