Archie Dennis Young

Mr. Archie Dennis Young, 56, of Jonesboro, formerly of Osceola, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in Branson, Mo.

Born in Osceola, he was the son of the late Archie Dennis Young Jr. and had lived most of his life in Northeast Arkansas. He was an iron worker for Zachry Construction in Atlanta, Ga., and had been a resident of Jonesboro for the past five years.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lisa Ann Williamson on Oct. 2, 2002; his grandmother who raised him, Lizzie Young; and a sister, Donna Barron.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Pauline Dawley of Chino, Calif;

Two sons, Dennis Cole Young of Jonesboro and Robert Tyler Young of Pocahontas;

His step-mother, Marie Young of Jonesboro;

Five brothers, Lonnie Franks of Booneville, Miss., Winston Young of Baldwyn, Miss., David Young of Jonesboro, Sam Amerline of Chino, Calif., and Alan Dawley of Anaheim, Calif.; and

Four sisters, Vivian White of Proctor, Paulette Felts of Walnut Shade, Mo., Cindy Masters of Mendsville, Pa., and Lisa Blair of San Diego, Calif.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Howard Funeral Home Chapel in Manila with William White officiating. Burial followed at the Manila Cemetery. The family received visitors from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. To sign the online register, log on to www.howardfuneralservice.com