Wyte Young Sr., 84, passed away on April 20, 2018, in Winslow. He was born on March 4, 1934, in Crandall, Miss. Homegoing for Wyte will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Zion Baptist Church, located at 500 N. Donnelly Ave. A viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. the day before on Friday, May 4, at Greer’s Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Desert View Cemetery. He moved to McNary, in 1938. He worked as a supervising mechanic for Winslow School District for years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in McNary and Eastern Star in McNary, and an Exalted Ruler of the Elks Club Desert Scene Lodge in Winslow. He is survived by his wife, Rosa Young; son, Wyte Young Jr.; daughters, Lois Cherise Young and Deborah Young; sisters, Mary Hadnot, Eva Tisdale, Doris (William) Tomlinson, Faye Miller, Vicky (Johnny) Warren and Cherry (Tom) Pickin; brothers, Homer J. (Nikke) Young, Willie (Margarite) Young and Greg (Stephanie) Young; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, Fayban Jordan; stepfather, Elijah Jordan; dad, Hardy Young; stepmother, Ruthie Mae Young; sister, Lorretta Flanagan; two brothers, Larry and Jacque Young; three brother’s-in-law, Willie Hadnot, James Tisdale and Tommy Flanagan; paternal grandparents, Eva Moss Young and William Young; maternal grandparents, Eva Cameron Bartee and Rufus Bartee. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
