Jack Arthur Young Obituary (1952

Jack Arthur Young, age 67, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on December 31, 2019, after complications and a long battle with Bone Cancer. Jack was born in Challis, Idaho in April 1952. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 112 Randolph Drive in Melba with a viewing at the Church from 9:30 to 10:30 AM prior to the services. On July 7, 1973, Jack married the love of his life, Corrine Laureen Gedlaman. They had six children: daughter Angela, married Michael Whitnah in 1994 with five children: Jarin (25), Jaina (24), Caedra (21), Alora (18), and Qwynah (11); son Vincent, married Michelle in 2001 with three children: Corbin (16), Hunter (14), and Hannah (11); daughter Sandy (deceased); daughter Tanya, married Jacinto Ruiz in 2014 (deceased); son Joshua, married Anna-Marie, 2011 with one child, Myra (2); son Clinton. Jack had a wonderful full life with being raised as a game guide by his father Don in the Challis back lands. When he was 18, the family moved to Canada to find work in the mills where Jack found the love of his life, Corrine. It was love at first sight for him, but took her a little longer for her to know. But after much persuasion, Jack married the love of his life on her graduation day. They settled in Vernon, BC, Canada, and had Angela. They moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, to a dairy farm and had a son, Vincent. But soon they realized they wanted to live somewhere warmer. They moved to Colville, Washington, for more work in the mills, and they were blessed with a daughter, Sandy, who was not long for this mortal world. They were told they would not have more children, but a couple years later, as fate would have it, they were blessed with another daughter, Tanya. Six months after, they moved their growing family to the little town of Melba, Idaho. Their family continued to grow and had two more sons, Joshua and Clinton, born in Nampa, Idaho. The family moved to several places around Melba until settling in the boonies of the Owyhee Mountains. Jack started a welding business in Marsing, Idaho and did work for many of the farmers and ranchers in the valley. There was a small move to Utah for a few months in 1996 that ended with the family coming back quickly and finding a new house by Givens Hot Springs. The house was small and no landscaping, but over the years they added on to the house and it has more green grass and trees than any home around: their little oasis. Jack bought a pump company and has worked on building it into a wonderful business which he ran for over 20 years. Jack had volunteered with the MRW Fire Department for over 34 years and has loved serving his community and fellow brothers. Jack got involved in the Boy Scouts in the Church when they moved out to the Owyhees. He continued to work with the Boys and has served over 37 years with the BSA and received many awards for his service, including the Silver Beaver, but the only award he wanted was to see the boys happy and learning. His joy was whipping the boys around behind his boat on every camping trip he could, as well as to teach them the tricks of the land and help guide them to becoming strong capable young men. Jack loved his family with all his heart and wanted to spend as much time as he could with them, teaching them how to identify plants, rock hounding, fishing, and going on long drives. He hunted often with his boys, and sometimes his daughters, and loved to go fishing as much as he could. However, his favorite place was the beach. You could ask him which one, and he'd answer, "One with sand and water." It didn't matter which one. Several years ago he was able to go to Kona, Hawaii, on a business trip and he fell in love with the water, the people, and the island. He wanted to travel to all the islands. In 2018 for his and Corrine's 45 wedding anniversary, they went to Kauai, and he knew that was his favorite island. He wanted to see a new island each year. However, that would not be possible since his cancer took a turn for the worse late 2019 and he was unable to travel since the end of fall. He was able to go to Kenai, Alaska with his wife and daughter Tanya for a week in May. Then a few months later he went on an Alaskan cruise with Corrine, daughter Anjee, and her husband. Both of these things were on his bucket list. Jack had many hobbies that included wood working, leather working, rock polishing, jewelry making, metal detecting, and building. Jack oversaw their acreage and the adjoining property where he grew hay for their cows. He would take a ride on the 4-wheeler- and on would jump his trusty partner, Whispers the cat, and they would drive all over the property. Whispers would protect Jack from anything that came along. But as soon as he heard the engine start up, he would be right back on. Jack has always had a wonderful sense of humor and told jokes, stories, and even had songs that were a little racy but funny. Jack, ever the jokester, joked about wanting to have a little crank on his casket that when cranked will play "Pop goes the weasel", as he is a "Jack in the Box". This may not tickle anyone else's funny bone but this was his wish to have his life and memories celebrated and not be sad. Also don't be surprised to see a spoon in his hand as it was his wish at the second coming to be able to dig himself out; this is his humor and we love it. He is once again reunited with his family in Heaven, he feels no pain. He is having quite the reunion with his parents, his daughter Sandy, Corrine's parents and brother, and his son-in-law. Not to mention all the other generations of family and friends that arrived there before him. We know he is looking in on us and will always be in our hearts.