David "Grant" Young Obituary (1956 - 2017)

David 'Grant' Young, age 60, died Jan. 25, 2017, at his home in Richland, Oregon, surrounded by his loving family and devoted friends. A Funeral service will be held February 18, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at the Nazarene Church in Baker City, immediately followed by a reception at the Baker City Elks Lodge. Pastor Katy Nicole and Gene Bunyard will officiate. Grant Young entered this world of deep lakes and happy hunting grounds on June 7, 1956, in Moscow Idaho. He was the first of three children born to his parents, David Wayne Young and Judith Ann McCanse. Grant graced Haines Elementary and Baker middle and high schools with his many antics; graduating in 1974. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Eastern Washington State College in 1978. Grant met and fell in love with his wife, Carol Lee Yeoumans, in January 1984. They were married on the bridge over the outlet stream at Anthony Lakes on July 28th the same year. Together they raised one child, Brandon Allen Young. In October, 2009, they welcomed their beloved daughter-in-law, Jessica Brooke Ewing, to their family. They were blessed with little Emmet Walker Young on October 26th, 2014, and their joy knew no bounds. Grant's professional life was spent at two vocations, Farming and Land Use Planning. Many of his happiest early years were spent farming in the Haines and North Powder regions of Eastern Oregon; a labor of love for Grant. He transitioned to Land Use Planning in 1993; working for Coos, Baker, and Curry Counties, the City of Ontario and finally the State of Oregon. Grant served as a Director of The Union County SCS and President of The Wheat Growers League during his farming years. Grant had many loves; his family, hunting, fishing and the great outdoors. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grand-father. He passed his hunting prowess on to his son, and others who expressed an interest in learning. Grant was a fisherman of extraordinary skill and patience and spent endless hours on rivers and streams attending the great church of nature God provided. Grant was an avid reader and faithful follower of war documentaries and Fox News; his knowledge of which he would generously share at 5a.m. with guests sleeping over in his living room. Grant was an animated joker and storyteller, punctuating the facts with his well-known laugh and racy language, for emphasis. The Grant Young family lived in many communities in Oregon but always considered Eastern Oregon their home. They purchased their retirement home in Richland, Oregon, the summer of 2015 and looked forward to many years watching game and enjoying beautiful sunrises and sunsets from their sunroom in the Eagle Valley. Grant was preceded in death by his grandparents and parents. Grant is survived by his wife, Carol Lee, son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Jessica Young, his only grandchild, Emmett Walker Young, siblings Mark and Bonnie and their families, numerous extended family members and, lastly, his faithful Yorkie companions, Maximus and Odysseus. Memorial contributions may be made to Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) through Gray's West and Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814.