William (Bill) H. Young

William (Bill) H. Young, 74, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away peacefully with family by his side on March 14, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Maple Hill Funeral Home, 3300 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, KS 66106. Service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, March 20, 2017 at Maple Hill Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery. Bill was born the son of William H. Young, Sr. and Ethel Young on September 3, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri. Bill graduated from Turner High School in 1960. Following High School he attended Emporia State Teachers College where he earned an Associate’s degree. After leaving Emporia State, Bill moved to California where he obtained his degree in Mortuary Science. After his degree, Bill worked for Amos Funeral Home for a number of years prior to Lewis Matney building Maple Hill Funeral Home in 1973. Bill owned and operated Maple Hill Funeral Home until 2008. While operating Maple Hill, Bill was involved in many organizations including Turner School Board, County Commissioner, KFDA President, Commander of DMORT 7 (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team) and President of the Kansas Board of Mortuary Arts. Bill’s hobbies included spending time on his boat “Stiff Competition”, at the Lake of the Ozarks, scuba diving, traveling in his motor home. Bill also had a love for his cars, especially his 1957 Thunderbird and his 2006 Cadillac XLR. Bill is preceded in death by his father, William H. Young, Sr.; mother, Ethel Matney; step father, Lewis Matney; wife, Norma Sue Young; son, Randy Young; brother, Duane "Bud" Matney; and sister, Martha Sellers. He is survived by his granddaughters, Katie and Kimberly Young; brothers, Robert Young, Calvin (Karen) Bumgarner and Chuck Matney; sisters, Sandy (Terry) Walker and Betty Ann Hicks; brother-in-law, Bob (Donna) Richardson and many nieces and nephews. Bill’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors and nursing staff at St. Luke’s Hospice for their wonderful care. The family would appreciate donations be made to either American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64105 or St. Luke’s Hospice House, 3516 Summit Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. Please visit Bill’s memorial website at www.maplehillfuneralhome.com

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William (Bill) H. Young

September 3, 1942 - March 14, 2017