Carl Clarence Young

Carl Clarence Young went to be with our Lord Sunday morning November 15, 2009. He was born in Valliant Oklahoma on November 26, 1926 and grew up in Hugo, Oklahoma. He graduated from Hugo High School in 1945 and went immediately into the Army Air Corp as a flight Engineer, and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant in 1946. After his military service he attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated in 1951 with his Bachelor of Science in Business. On September 20, 1950 he met Miriam Patricia Gilleland who was working towards her Modern Language Major. After he courted her for five months they were married in Ponca City, Oklahoma on February 16, 1951. Carl and Tom Lewis a local building contractor in Lawton, Oklahoma became partners and relocated to Abilene, Texas in 1955 to help build homes for the servicemen of the new Dyess Air Force Base. They stayed partners for over 40 years and developed and built many residential areas in Abilene. During this period of time, Carl and Pat had two boys, Steve and Stanley. The family joined then The Bible Center, which is now the Abilene Bible Church. Carl was intrigued and motivated to help with the Tape ministry that was started, to record and transcribe Dr. Joe Temple's sermons, and soon The Living Bible Studies was a vibrant part of the church and it's members. Carl assumed the responsibility as Director and was responsible for making sure printing, recording, duplicating and mailings were carried out weekly until 2000. The ministry is International and continues to be a large ministry of the church. After the partnership with Tom ended, Carl went out on his own as a building contractor and homebuilder. For many years he would build Spec and Custom homes, building of The Bible Center's new facilities on Butternut and was also one of the first to build in the Button Willow subdivision as Abilene expanded its limits towards Wylie. Carl was a devoted husband, father, father in-law and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Pat, sons Steve and Stan, daughter in-law Diane and grand children Christopher, Joshua and Kimberly. Visitation for Carl will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Wednesday November 18, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. A Graveside service will be at Elmwood Memorial Park 5750 HWY 277 South Thursday November 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations or memorials can be made to: The Living Bible Studies, c/o The Abilene Bible Church, 3125 Oldham Lane, Abilene, Texas 79602; or to Hendrick Hospice Care, 1682 Hickory St., Abilene, Texas 79601.