Billy M. Young Sr.

Rev. Billy M. Young Sr., 70, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. A native of Los Angeles, Calif., he was born Jan. 1, 1942. He was a retired pastor of the House of Prayer in Memphis, Tenn. He was a Los Angeles, Calif., paramedic and owned and operated LaZone Catering Service. Survivors include his wife, Pearlie Brown Young of Tillar, Ark.; one daughter, Armenda Cole of North Little Rock, Ark.; one son, Billy Young, Jr., of Mission Viejo, Calif.; two sisters, Marylee McDole of Compton, Calif., and Doris Lewis of Los Angeles, Calif.; two grandsons and one granddaughter. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 19 at 11 a.m. at Almeta M.B. Church in Reedville, Ark., with Pastor Edward Demery officiating. Burial will be in the Brown Family Cemetery in Tillar, Ark., with arrangements by Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Monticello.