Galveston -- William Henry "Bill" Young, died Saturday, March 5, 1988, at his island home.

 Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Malloy & son funeral home, the Reverend Robert C. Barry officiating.  Burial will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston.  Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

 Mr. Young was born January 5, 1913, in Vardaman, Miss.  He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and was supervisor for the rail division of Sullivan Enterprises.

 Survivors include his wife, Eileen Young of Galveston; a daughter, Carol S. Hance of Baytown; three sisters, Lucille Carter and Josie Criddle, both of Vardaman, Miss., and Myrtle Bender of Spokane, Washington; two brothers, Thomas Young of Bergenfield New Jersey, and Olon Young of Roswell, New Mexico; two granddaughters, Missy Short of Houston and Jennifer Short of Baytown; and a grandson Gordon Hance Jr. of Baytown.

 Honorary pallbearers will be William C. Myers, Melvin Uriarte, Thomas Young and Stuart Miles.

 Pallbearers will be Gerald Sullivan, Ralph B. Gustafson, Corky Merdith, John L. Sullivan, Jay Bottoms and a Gilbert Gustafson.

 Memorials may be sent to the Galveston Hospice Group.

Josephine "Josie" Hester Young Criddle, 89, of Vardaman, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004. She was born March 2, 1915, the daughter of Oscar Franklin Young And Hester Mae (Callahan) Young. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of the Nazarene.

Funeral service was Friday at 3 p.m. at Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Vardaman with Brother Jeff Gilder officiating. Burial was in the Elzey Cemetery. Pallbearers were Pee Wee Clements, Buddy Voyles, Lee Tedder, Darren Tedder, Ned Raymond Cole, Timothy Moss, and Sidney Skyles. Honorary grandsons were David Hood, Scott Criddle, Aubrey Criddle, Marty Criddle, Monroe Criddle, Doyle Criddle, Chris Harrison, Richard Criddle, and Joey Criddle.

Survivors include three daughters, Myrtle Morris and Dale Calhoun City; Carolyn Williams and Alan, Vardaman; Joyce House and Larry, Water Valley; five sons, Jimmy Criddle and Mavis, Houston; Glenn Criddle, Grenada; Donald Criddle and Cora, Houston; George Criddle, Houston, and Gerald Criddle and Eva, Vardaman; one brother Olon Young Roswell, New Mexico; 22 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren. She was the widow Willie Noel Criddle, who died in 1962.

Scholarship recipients at Itawamba Community College for 1989-90 include Joey William Criddle of Woodland, Career Incentive. Criddle’s high school activities include FFA treasurer.  He was a Kiwanis Club member and  is a Sunday School teacher.  He is the son of William Criddle of Woodland and Eloweese Morgan of Meridan.

George Franklin Criddle

 Donald Gene Criddle

Donald Gene Criddle
Birth: Mar. 22, 1946
Mississippi, USA
Death: Nov. 9, 2004
Houston
Chickasaw County
Mississippi, USA

OBITUARY- Dec. 22, 2004
HOUSTON- Services for Mr. Donald Gene Criddle, 58, who died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 at his home near Houston, were held Fri., Dec. 10, 2004 at Houston Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Guy and Rev. Johnny Cherry officiating. Interment was in Ellzy Cemetery in Vardaman, MS.
Mr. Criddle was the son of the late William Noel and Josephine Young Criddle. He was a retired supervisor at Kennsington Furniture Company. He was a member of Macon Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Cora Mae Nabors Criddle of Houston; two daughters, Lucy Criddle of Houston and Janice Jernigan and husband, Karl, of Macon; two sons, Donald Monroe Criddle and wife, Misty, of Houston, and Doyle Criddle and his wife, Angie, of Houston; three sisters, Joyce House of Water Valley, Carolyn Williams of Big Creek and Myrtle Morris of Calhoun City; four brothers, Gerald Criddle of Vardaman, George Criddle of Houston, Glen Criddle of Vardaman and Jimmy Cridle of Vardaman and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one granddaughter, Dakota Madyson Criddle, who passed away May 17, 2002.

Melba Criddle

Mary Criddle