Rev. HT Young, 89, of Dallas, TX, passed away peacefully at home on September 24, 2024.
HT was born in Tennessee Colony, TX, and was an outstanding student and athlete in the Massey Lake School District. He left E. Texas in 1954 to make his impact on the world. He attended North Texas State University (now UNT) in Denton, TX, and eventually lived in California and Texas. HT accepted Christ at an early age and was ordained as a minister in 1968. He pastored two churches in Anderson County, St. John Baptist Church and Friendship Baptist Church. Additionally, HT was a devoted entrepreneur and started several small businesses, including a hot dog stand, a janitorial services firm and eventually a high-rise window cleaning business called Young Brothers Enterprises (YBE). YBE eventually grew to become a significant business covering Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, and Georgia and landed contracts with Exxon Mobil World Headquarters in Irving, TX and the Dallas Galleria.
HT met the love of his life Wilda Marie in Houston, TX, at a bowling alley. They had four children. HT is survived by his wife and two sons, Henry Young, Jr. (Monica) of Connecticut, and Martin Young (Lizett) of Lancaster, TX, sister Rosemary Howard of Ft. Worth, TX, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
HT's eldest grandson, Quinton, Passed away on October 5, 2024 and before HT's Funeral.
HT is preceded in death by his two daughters Beverly Hall and Gwendolyn Petty, and his granddaughter, Melinda "Bunzy" Young.
Services will be held at 12 Noon on October 12, 2024 at Mount Olive Church in Tennessee Colony, TX.

Wake and Visitation

Friday, October 11,2025

6 p.m -8 p.m.

Service

Saturday October 12, 2024

12 Noon

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Tennessee Colony, Texas

Burial

Jimmerson Quarter Cemetery