Bonnie Young, 1932–2022
KILLEEN—Bonnie Young, 89, died Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Poets Walk Memory Care Community in Round Rock, Texas.
Bonnie was preceded in death by Al Young, her husband of 65 years. She is survived by her brother, Arvin Wendell Kilpatrick, and his wife, Betty, of Lubbock Texas. She is also survived by her son Dennis Young, and his wife, Elaine; her son Kerry Young and his fiancée, Jennifer; and her daughter Teresa Cormier and her husband, Keith. Bonnie Young is also survived by her grandchildren, Anna Young Strickler and her husband, Tom; Dean Young and his wife, Kelsey; John Young; Corey Cormier and his fiancée, Anna; Christopher Cormier; and Caleb Cormier. She is also survived by one great-granddaughter, Emma Strickler, and one great-grandson, Cooper Young.
Bonnie was born April 20, 1932 in Wilson, Texas, and raised in the small west Texas town of Girard. She was the daughter of Virgil and Sue Kilpatrick. It was there that she met the love of her life, Al Young, and they were married in 1953. During her life she also lived in Snyder, Lubbock, and Killeen, Texas.
Bonnie loved working in an office. Early on she worked as a bookkeeper, she assisted her husband in starting an educational supply business and she worked in administration at a junior college in Snyder, Texas.
She also loved her family and church. She spent many hours at ball fields and school events. She loved being active in church life and the friendships they brought.
Bonnie lived her later life in Killeen. She worked alongside her husband in a real estate venture they started. He had the great personality, but she did the heavy lifting to make things work. She always played a supportive role in her fam ily’s entrepreneurial ventures and was never heard to say “I told you so” in the wake of any failures. And though life brought many challenges, she was never known to complain. Born during the Great Depression, she learned to appreciate the blessings that came her way and always tried to be generous to others in many ways.
At the end of Bonnie’s life, when her physical health failed, what once again stood out was her subtle wit and the grit and determination of a West Texas country girl who loved her God and family to the end.
We will forever love and miss her.
Services were under the care of Chisolm’s Family Funeral Home in Killeen. A viewing was held Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 10 a.m. to noon., with burial at Live Oak Cemetery in Youngsport, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Live Oak Cemetery Association Endowment Fund, 1306 Live Oak Cemetery Rd,, Killeen TX 76542, attn: Dannie Heffner, or a charity that supports young children.
Condolences may be offered online at www.chisolmsfuneral.com
