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NAME: Young, Charles M. (m. Elizabeth Milner)

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Charles M. Young Dies In Waterloo at 77
 Charles M. Young who was born on a farm near here on June 8, 1879, the son of George W. and Mary Alice Bailey Young, died Monday evening at St. Francis hospital following a lengthy illness.
 Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian church in Waterloo this Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. H. E. Dierenfield, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
 Mr. Young was the head of the Charles M. Young Associates Insurance Co., and had resided in Waterloo for more than 48 years.
 He was graduated from the Independence high school and later studied law at Drake University.
 On April 14, 1910, he married Miss Elizabeth Milner at Sandborn, Ind. He practiced law at Independence and at one time represented the Illinois Central railroad as legal counsel. He established the first bank on rosebud reservation in South Dakota. In 1908 he went to Waterloo and entered the insurance business in 1912.
 He was baptized in the Presbyterian church at Jesup. Mr. Young was a member of the Waterloo Rotary club and of the Elks Club, and was a 32nd degree Mason.
 Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Betty, both at 218 Alta Vista Ave.; and one sister, Mrs. Frances Algyer of Decorah.