Elza Youngblood

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Elza Youngblood, 85, of Mounds died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Mound City, Ill., son of Garland and Lillie Thomas Youngblood. He and Mary Ruth Brown were married Feb. 22, 1941.

He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from the Union Carbide Co.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Patty Julian of Reddix, Fla.; a son, John Youngblood of Wingo, Ky; a brother, Garland Youngblood of Steilecoom, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lloyd Jordan officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill.