TITLE:  John Andrew Youmans

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, June 8, 2001

SUBMITTED:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED:  Kim Grissom, June 2001

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Mr. John Andrew Youmans, 79, of 603 Wade Hampton Road in Hampton, died 
Wednesday evening in the Medical College of Georgia after a brief 
illness. Mr. Youmans was born in Hampton County, December, 1921, a son 
of the late John A. and Susie Elizabeth Brunson Youmans. He was an 
Army veteran of World War II, having served in the 10th Mountain 
Division, and receiving both the Bronze and Silver Star. He was a 
Registered Forrester having worked with both Georgia Pacific and 
Coastal Lumber Company in Augusta, and operated Youmans Forrestry 
Company before his retirement. He was a member of the South Carolina 
Forrestry Association and was a graduate of the University of Georgia. 
He had been a member of the Wade Hampton Lions Club, the Rotary Club 
and the Varnville United Methodist Church. He was known throughout 
Hampton County for his Blue Bird Houses that he made along with many 
other wood-working projects. He was married to the late Kathryn 
Schneider Youmans. Surviving are, one son, John A. Youmans, III, of 
Aiken; two daughters, Kathryn Elizabeth McCurdy of Aiken and Mary Sue 
Youmans of Marietta, Ga.; an aunt, Elizabeth Youmans McCoy of 
Greenville and four grandchildren, Andy Youmans, Paul McCurdy, Shelly 
McCurdy, and Katie Youmans. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday,
in the Brunson United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Carolyn 
Matthews, with burial in the Brunson Family Cemetery directed by 
PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME IN HAMPTON. Friends may call at the Chapel 
in Hampton from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, and Saturday until the hour of 
services. Active Pallbearers are, Brooks and Jim Curran, John Harrison,
Andrew C. Johnson, Frankie Webb, and Willis Harriott. The family 
suggests that those who wish may send memorials to the Varnville 
United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 45, Hampton, S.C. 29924-0296. (The
Post and Courier June 8, 2001)

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