Terry Raymond Young

July 23, 1944 - June 13, 2020

Graveside service for Terry Raymond Young, 75, of Piedmont will be Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Piedmont Memory Gardens with his great nephew, Rev. Jeremy Kemp, officiating and Thompson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Young passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at his home. Mr. Young is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Betty Young of Piedmont; one daughter, Mona Young Clark (Tony) of Dahlonega, GA; grandson, Aidan Clark ; one sister, Betty Martin (Bobby) of Jasper, GA and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Aidan Clark, Tony Clark, Brandon Maddox, Dustin Maddox, Kip McFry, and Tommy Barber. Mr. Young was a longtime resident of Piedmont and was a graduate of Piedmont High School. He was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and attended Northside Baptist Church. He served six years in the Alabama Army National Guard. He retired from Kimberly-Clark where he was in management which included overseeing the planting of trees and also firefighting. After retirement he worked in Cherokee County. He loved his family, especially his grandson, Aidan, and other children in the family. He enjoyed gardening, the mountains and traveling to the Smokey Mountains.