Young, Nolan McCollum

Services for Nolan McCollum Young, of Longview, will be at noon Saturday, September 29, 
2007, at Rader Funeral Home of Longview, with the Rev. David Lindwall officiating. 
Arrangements are by Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mrs. Young died September 26, 2007.

A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/28/2007.

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Young, Nolan McCollum

Nolan McCollum Young passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at a local hospital.

A memorial service will be at noon today, September 29, 2007, at the chapel at Rader 
Funeral Home of Longview, with the Rev. David Lindwall presiding.

Additional services will be held on Monday, October 22, 2007, in Virginia.

Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery of Arlington, Virginia, alongside the 
Colonel and their son, Robert Ray.

Nolan McCollum was born January 5, 1917, in Omaha, to Jessie Robert McCollum Sr. and 
Dovie Viola "Rucks" McCollum. She met her beloved husband of 62 years, Col. Leilyn Young, 
Ret. U.S. Army, at Camp Fannin during World War II. They were married and she became a 
devoted U.S. Army wife during his 32-year career in the U.S. Army. Through the years of 
service, they lived in many locations, including Naples, Italy, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 
Fort Polk, La., Washington D.C., Honolulu, Hawaii and finally Fort Sam Houston in San 
Antonio where they retired and moved to Longview in 1974.

The Youngs were members of First United Methodist Church. Nolan loved fresh flowers, and 
it showed at their beautifully landscaped home. She was meticulous, fun and the perfect 
example of a U.S. Army officer's wife. She loved to tell stories of the life she shared 
living with the colonel and all their travels and adventures while serving in the U.S. 
Army.

Nolan Young was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Bonnie, J. Robert and 
M.W. McCollum; her husband, Col. Leilyn Young; and their infant son, Robert Ray Young.

She is survived by her nephew and his wife, Reggie and Lisa McCollum; great-nephew, Kyle 
Randall McCollum of Midland; a nephew and his wife, Pat and Janice McCollum of Houston; 
a great-niece, Jacquelyn Marie McCollum; a sister-in-law, Wade McCollum of Kilgore; and 
a great-niece, Lou Smith of Kilgore.

Visitation with the family will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. this morning, prior to services, 
at Radar Funeral Home.

A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/29/2007.