Eunice McKinney Young 

East Oregonian Pendleton, Oregon 

Eunice McKinney Young 
Birth:     Dec. 6, 1922 Portland Multnomah County Oregon
Death: Oct. 15, 2008 Pendleton Umatilla County Oregon

PENDLETON - Eunice Margaret Young, 85, of Pendleton died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, in Pendleton.  Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 at Peace Lutheran Church, 210 N.W. 9th St., Pendleton.  Mrs. Young was born Dec. 6, 1922, in Portland to Clarence and Honour (Robinson) McKinney.  She was raised in Portland and graduated from Grant High School.  She married Imon Young in 1943 in Dallas, Texas; they moved to Pendleton in 1956.  She worked for SAFECO and several trust companies.  She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church, where she was an organist for over 30 years, the Historical Society, and Genealogical Society.  She was a past member of the American Guild of Organists.  She was an avid square dancer and clogger, a volunteer at the Community Bargain Counter, and enjoyed needlepoint, genealogy, knitting, sewing and cooking.  Mrs. Young is survived by her daughter Gail Friedly of Pendleton; brother Robert McKinney of Longview, Wash.; two grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and several nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Imon Young in 1973; and son Robert Young in 1967.  Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop is handling arrangements.