Danny Lee Young

A Celebration of Life for Danny Lee Young, age 84, of Hideaway, Texas, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home Chapel in Lindale, Texas with Pastor Louis Mizell officiating. Family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Danny Lee Young passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on July 28, 1941, in Hawesville, Kentucky to the late Truman Young and Mary Magdelene (Brandle) Young. He graduated from Hawesville High School in 1960 and was valedictorian of his class. Danny grew up on a tobacco farm. He graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1966 and soon started his career as a teacher at Hancock County Elementary School where he also served as a school bus driver and a principal. Danny changed careers in 1968 and began working at Western Kraft Paper Mill in the personnel department where he was promoted to Purchasing Manager and transferred to Natchitoches, LA in 1979. He built many strong and lasting friendships prior to his retirement from Willamette Industries (formerly known as Western Kraft Paper Mill) in 2006. Danny spent many years residing in Natchitoches, Bossier City, and Monroe, Louisiana. Danny settled in Hideaway, Texas for his final years, where he was a proud member of the Hideaway Lake Community Church and was baptized in 2023 at the age of 82. Danny was an avid golfer and fisherman. He also enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. Most knew him as Danny, but to those he cherished most, he was known as Papaw. Danny is preceded in death by his mother and father as well as his 8 brothers and sisters. Danny is survived by his wife of 19 years, Wanda Young, as well as his 2 daughters: Dana Anderson of Gonzales, LA and Kimberly Cooper and husband Troy of Hideaway, TX. He is also survived by his grandchildren: grandson Cody Mathis and wife Miranda; granddaughter Hanna Richard and husband Jacob; granddaughter Kaley Nolen and husband Trevor; grandson Collin Cooper and wife Elizabeth; and granddaughter Molly Anderson. Danny was also blessed with a bonus family and is survived by his stepdaughter Deanna Arnold-Aaen and husband Jorgen of Monroe, LA; stepson David Arnold and wife Laura of Columbia, LA; and his bonus grandchildren Baylee Fedoruk and husband Trevor; Bryce Hanson; and Josh Arnold and wife Keely. Finally, he is survived by his 7 great-grandchildren Ryder and Aubrey Nolen; Killian Mathis; Jona, Everleigh, and Hudson Richard; and Wyatt Arnold as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Hospice of East Texas or Hideaway Community Church.

Danny Lee Young

July 28, 1941 - September 16, 2025