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Dr. J. Howard Young
1930 - 2022
Dr. J. Howard Young
1930 - 2022
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Dr. J. Howard Young Obituary
Dr. J. Howard “Dr. Bud” Young, age 92 of Murfreesboro passed away on March 8, 2022. Born January 6, 1930 in Portsmouth, OH, he is preceded in death by his parents Jessie Howard Young and Nellie Eva Wade Young, his wife Janie Young, and his sister Mary Virginia Young McGregor.
Dr. Young is survived by his children, Donald Howard Young and wife Laura of Leesburg, VA and Allyson Young George and husband David of Birmingham, AL; sister, Elaine Young Todd and husband John; grandchildren, Kevin Howard Young and wife Amanda, Steven Brooks Young and fiancé Emily with great-granddaughter Teagan Anne Young, Kyle David George and wife Lynne with great-grandson Grayson Lawrence George, and Katelyn George Bruhn and husband Mitchell.
Dr. Young attended Central High School in Knoxville, TN where he was valedictorian of his senior class. He then graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville before attending University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, graduating in 1953. After serving in the Air Force as Captain and flight surgeon at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL, he completed his residency at Bowman-Grey Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC.
Dr. Young was the first board certified OB/GYN in Rutherford County, establishing his practice in 1961. At one time, he served as Chief of Staff at Middle Tennessee Medical Center, now known as Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, and was a past president of the Nashville OB/GYN Society. He worked with the Dispensary of Hope and the Hope Clinic, where he was awarded for his service with the Spirit of Hope Award. He also served on multiple medical mission trips to India, Thailand, Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana.
During his early years in Murfreesboro, Dr. Young enjoyed his Arabian horse farm, participating in various show events with his daughter Allyson. Dr. Young was a member of the Middle Tennessee Choral Society, First Baptist Church and Choir, and was a large supporter of the Orpheus Vocal Competition at MTSU. He loved snow skiing, sailing, and boating, and even made “The Great Circle Cruise” around the eastern USA on his own boat.
Visitation with the family will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with memorial service beginning at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dr. Young’s memory to the Hope Clinic of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Choral Society, or First Baptist Church Murfreesboro on Main Street.
17 Entries
Amy Bumpus
May 8, 2025
Dr. Young delivered my brother and I in the 1970´s. My mother loved him. He was her Dr for many years. I had the pleasure of being his patient briefly in the 1990´s. He performed surgery on me. He was wonderful. Such a caring Dr. He will be missed. What a wonderful human. He lived a full life and left such a positive mark on this world!
Sandra Parker
March 12, 2022
Dr. Bud delivered 2 of 3 of my boys and all was very well. We also hiked with him with the Tennessee Trails Association (TTA). He will be missed.
Bob Goodwin
March 12, 2022
I met him on a trail in Alabama and we became friends. He was a wonderful friend. I have many pictures of him and would like to share with his family. Please contact me at: [email protected].
Bob Goodwin
Janet Hill
March 12, 2022
David Praying for you and Alison and family.
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Brenda Steele
March 12, 2022
He was a wonderful doctor, he delivered my son. He took very good care of me all the way til I delivered. He stood by me. One word for him. (Wonderful and decated to his patients!!)
Carol Magnusson Mantooth
March 12, 2022
Bud and I had a great friendship, lots of good boating years together.
Paul Petrilli
March 11, 2022
I had the distinct pleasure of providing anesthesia for Dr Young for over 32 years. And, having been an anesthetist who has done nearly 85,000 cases, can without question brand Dr Young the finest surgical technician I had the pleasure of working with.
Terri Sherer
March 11, 2022
I am sorry to hear of Dr. Young's passing. He delivered my first child in 1981. He listened to me when I had a spinal headache when no one else at the hospital believed me. I still remember him looking at me with compassion and immediately send someone in that evening to take care of it with a blood patch. He was my hero from that day forward. Unfortunately he retired before he could deliver my other two.
Michael Tate Westbrook
March 10, 2022
Dr. Young was one of my childhood mentors and occasional sailing buddy. We raced together when I was a young teenager on his race boat on Percy Priest Lake as well as on the cruiser on Lake Wheeler. We also sang together in the Murfreesboro Choral Society.
He was one of the reasons why I chose a career as a naval officer. (well as my inspiration for a purchase of an old Porsche many years later!)
Now that I am retired from the Navy and in my second career, my wife and I are actively planning to follow his path on the North American Great loop in our own boat in a couple of years.
I was fortunate to win an auction item from the disposition of his household effects, and have displayed in a prominent spot his oil lamp anchor light and a vintage taffrail log spinner, a device used for keeping track of miles sailed for deduced reckoning in an offshore sail boat’s passage. This tool was critical in the days of celestial navigation that preceded GPS. I am a master navigator now, and am proficient in the use of my sextant. Having these pieces of Dr. Young’s sailing life in my home still brings me great joy.
He will be sorely missed, and I am grateful for all that he taught me, and for his lasting contributions to my home town.
Geraldine Westbrook
March 10, 2022
Bud Young was my doctor, and friend. I appreciate his contributions to this community both in the Choral Society and its support, and his caring service in the Hope Clinic.
Karen Reeves
March 10, 2022
Great Doctor he delivered my first child, he also had a great since of humor he knew exactly how to make you feel relaxed when you was scare. Prayers for his family.
Linda C Roper
March 10, 2022
Dr. Young delivered my twin daughters on Thanksgiving Day, 1969, my third daughter on August 12, 1972 and was my OB/GYN from 1969-1994. I will miss hearing his voice in the Choral Society and in choir.
Don and Vicky Dixon
March 9, 2022
Please know how sorry we are to learn of Dr. Young’s passing.
We first met him when we joined FBC Mboro in 2006 and became members of the
Discovery Class. His thoughtful contributions to our discussions were always appreciated. Our lives are richer for having known him.
Evalyn Blythe
March 9, 2022
I am so sorry for your loss. He was my Doctor as well as my friend. I started going to him when I was eighteen in 1963, and continued until he retired. He was a wonderful person that will never be forgotten. You are in my thoughts and prayers
Patsy Newberry
March 9, 2022
Dr. Young delivered all three of my children. It was always a comfort to hear him come whistling down the hallway. He became a friend as well as a trusted doctor. Prayers for his family.
Linda Jaco
March 9, 2022
Dr. Young delivered both of my boys. One in August 1971 and one in April 1980. I will hever forget him as a wonderful kind caring doctor. When I had my second son he told me I could work for Kodak as I produced duplicates.
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