Larry Douglas Youngner Sr.

Larry Youngner Sr,

Larry Douglas Youngner Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at home under the excellent care of both Stacey Lynn and the caring team of Hospice of the Golden Isles.

Born on June 5, 1939, in Brunswick, Larry was the son of Wilfred Lonnie and Theodora Leona Madden Youngner. He graduated from Glynn Academy, Class of 1957, then earned his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1963.

After his graduation from Georgia Tech, Larry worked for General Electric in Illinois and North Carolina before returning home as supervisor of the wood fiber operations of Concrete Products Inc., Brunswick where he progressed to manufacturing superintendent of all plant operations. This experience led him to LaGrange, where he was production superintendent for an 800-employee sewing operation at International Playtex Inc. He returned to Brunswick in 1973 to expand his learning in motel construction, fast food chain facilities construction and management and industrial electric construction and installation. In 1978, he served as research engineer for the Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial Extension Division in Augusta. From 1980 until 1988, he was vice president/general manager of Exco Inc. in Woodbine. In 1988, he became director of plant operations at Brunswick College, now Coastal College of Georgia, until his retirement in 2004.

Larry will be remembered fondly for his love of his family, dedication to his faith community at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where he was a junior warden and his unwavering support of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He enjoyed boating, sports cars, tennis, gardening and cooking, among myriad interests.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Thomas; and his sister, Doris Evelyn.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Debra Lynn Mobley Youngner; his son, Larry Douglas Youngner Jr. and wife, Kristine, of Cape Coral, Florida; his son, Gregory Caples Youngner and wife, Angela, of Bloomingdale; his daughter, Andi Nicole Youngner Scriven and husband, Lee, of St. Simons Island; his four grandchildren, Cole Gregory Youngner of Portland, Oregon, Seth Peterson Youngner and his wife, Cierra, of Winchester, Virginia, Tessa Sabine Youngner of Memphis, Tennessee and Lauren L. Beasley and husband, Jonathan, of Garner, North Carolina; and five great-grandchildren.

A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Following the service, the family will receive visitors at a reception in the church's parish hall. Larry will be laid to rest in a family plot in Brunswick at a later date.

Those wishing to honor Larry's life may make memorial donations to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 900 Gloucester St., Brunswick, GA 31520 or Hospice of the Golden Isles, 1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick, GA 31525.

Family-placed obituary

The Brunswick News, November 4, 2025