Donald Youngblood
November 5, 1952 — July 15, 2013
Donald Youngblood
Donald Wayne Youngblood, 60, of Little Rock, passed away July 15, 2013. He was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi on November 5, 1952 to the late Edith and Harold Youngblood, and raised in Crystal Springs, Mississippi with his older brothers, Harold, Phil and Jerry. He graduated from Crystal Springs High School in 1971.
He started his first job as a welder with Marathon Letourneau, working on off-shore drilling rigs, followed by Dixie Bearings in 1974. In 1977, John Holsman from Motion Industries offered him a job in Little Rock, during which he learned hydraulics and pneumatics. His training resulted in him becoming a Fluid Power Specialist. He continued to work for Motion Industries for the past 36 years.
Don's hobbies were youth baseball and softball. His son, Brian, played at Little Oaks Ball Park, where Don was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors in 1991. He was elected President in 1993, which he served as until 2008. In 2001, Don was elected Assistant State Commissioner for the Arkansas Amateur Baseball Association, in which he served until the present.
He is survived by his wife, Shawn McMullen Youngblood; son, Brian Youngblood (Amber) of Los Angeles, California; daughter, Ashley Youngblood of Fayetteville; stepdaughters, Dawn St.Clair (Donald) of Wolcott, Indiana and Michelle Estridge (Mark Cory) of Little Rock; brothers, Harold Youngblood (Lindy) of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Phil Youngblood (Amy) of Tupelo, Mississippi and Jerry Youngblood of Crystal Springs; grandchildren, Halie, Taylor and Alexander Crumpton, Lindsey Michelle Herbert, Trenton Barlow, Ayden and London Estridge, and a grandchild expected in December. He was preceded in death by granddaughter, Leah Mae Crumpton.
Visitation will be Friday, July 19 from 6-8 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). Services will be Saturday, July 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home Chapel.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Don's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
He started his first job as a welder with Marathon Letourneau, working on off-shore drilling rigs, followed by Dixie Bearings in 1974. In 1977, John Holsman from Motion Industries offered him a job in Little Rock, during which he learned hydraulics and pneumatics. His training resulted in him becoming a Fluid Power Specialist. He continued to work for Motion Industries for the past 36 years.
Don's hobbies were youth baseball and softball. His son, Brian, played at Little Oaks Ball Park, where Don was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors in 1991. He was elected President in 1993, which he served as until 2008. In 2001, Don was elected Assistant State Commissioner for the Arkansas Amateur Baseball Association, in which he served until the present.
He is survived by his wife, Shawn McMullen Youngblood; son, Brian Youngblood (Amber) of Los Angeles, California; daughter, Ashley Youngblood of Fayetteville; stepdaughters, Dawn St.Clair (Donald) of Wolcott, Indiana and Michelle Estridge (Mark Cory) of Little Rock; brothers, Harold Youngblood (Lindy) of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Phil Youngblood (Amy) of Tupelo, Mississippi and Jerry Youngblood of Crystal Springs; grandchildren, Halie, Taylor and Alexander Crumpton, Lindsey Michelle Herbert, Trenton Barlow, Ayden and London Estridge, and a grandchild expected in December. He was preceded in death by granddaughter, Leah Mae Crumpton.
Visitation will be Friday, July 19 from 6-8 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). Services will be Saturday, July 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home Chapel.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Don's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
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