H.B. "Burt" Young Jr.

H.B Burt Young

Harry Burton "Burt" Young Jr. D.O., 78 of Kirksville passed away peacefully Saturday, September 30th, 2023, at Highland Crest / The Arbors in Kirksville.

The son of Harry "Tiny" Burton Young Sr. and Helen L. Campbell, he was born September 2, 1945 in Kirksville, Missouri. Burt graduated Kirksville High School in 1963. While in high school, he played football, where he was middle linebacker his junior year, and was the defensive captain and tri-captain his senior year.

In 1968, Dr. Young graduated Northeast Missouri State University. Originally he started in business administration and banking, later rerouting to pre-med for studies. In 1973 he graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Within the same year, he did his internship at Mt. Clemens General Hospital in Detroit, and two residence positions; one at KCOM for one year where he manned rural clinics, checked on, signed, or audited charts for seniors. His second year was in Ophthalmology at
K.O.H, eventually transferring to Columbus, Ohio to finish his last two years of residency in 1977, along with post graduated courses in intraocular lenses with cataract surgery.

In July of 1977, Dr. Young moved back to Kirksville and opened his practice, Ophthalmology Consultants and Young Image Optical. Within his practice, he not only provided surgical and medical care for ophthalmological patients, he also dispensed spectacle lenses. Dr. Young was the first in this area to do cataract surgery, perform implant surgery, and laser surgery. While maintaining his practice, he also was an Associate Professor at A.T Sti11 University.

In 2002, Dr. Young helped start the first class of Missouri Sheriffs Association in Kirksville. Afterwards he became a firearms instructor. He certified officers and deputies on his personal gun range. As a reseved deputy, Burt had a K-9 named Wolfe to accompany him (trained in search/rescue/drug search/personal protection.)

In 1968 Burt married Kathy Myers and through this union they had three children. Lance, Kristi, and Aaron. In 1990 he married Tammi Chatfield, and through this union they had one son, Garrett.

Dr. Young is survived by his children Kristi (Harold) Tsai of Naples, FL; Aaron Young of Kirksville, Garrett Young of Kirksville; one brother, Robert S. "Steve" Young of St. Louis; one grandchild, Kathryn "Kate" Tsai of Naples, FL.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Lance Young (1973.)

No service will be held at this time. However, there will be a celebration of life held later in the Spring of 2024.