Obituary: Irma Kleeb Young
Young, Irma Kleeb was born in Ingleside, Texas 83 years ago. She
walked into the loving arms of the Lord on February 13th after a long
illness. From humble beginnings in a rural Texas town as the child of
Deaf parents, Irma experienced the challenges faced by the Deaf and
Hearing Impaired everyday. After years spent as an empowering advocate
for the Deaf Community—serving as a community interpreter, lobbying
Congress to improve rights for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired as well
as helping found the Knoxville Center of the Deaf—Irma pioneered the
world’s first four year degree program for professional sign
language interpreters at Maryville College serving as Assistant
Professor of Sign Language Interpreting for a number of years
beginning in 1974. She considered her service to the Deaf and Hearing
Impaired as a calling and lived to praise God with everything she did.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Dewey W. Young, her parents,
Maurice and Minnie Secoy, and sister, Flora Moody. Irma will also be
missed by Sons, Rev. Donald Kleeb (wife Paula) of Brandon, MS and
Larry Kleeb (wife Rosalie) of Tucson, AZ; Daughters, Janet Cheney
(husband Pete) and Vicki Nored of Knoxville, TN; and Step-Daughters,
Linda Rhea, Barbara Sherrod (husband Bud), and Jo Roy (husband Kelly)
of Knoxville, TN as well as Teresa Bunjan (husband Bob) of St. Louis,
MO; in addition to numerous nieces and nephews, 14 Grandchildren, 11
Great-Grandchildren, and her devoted dog Charlie.
Services will take place on Friday February 20th at First Baptist
Concord with the receiving of friends from 5-7pm and a “Celebration
of Life” service to follow. In lieu of flowers, please make
contributions to The Knoxville Center of the Deaf (3731 Martin Mill
Pike Knoxville, TN 37920), First Baptist Concord (11704 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37934), and the Sign Language Interpreter Degree Program
at Maryville College (Office of Advancement 502 E. Lamar Alexander
Pkwy Maryville, TN 37804, designate donations specifically for the
“Sign Language Interpreter Degree Program”).
Brief Note: Irma Kleeb Young was wonderful interpreter… Interpreted
in Fort Worth area around 1960’s.
She helped many people become interpreters. Later she founded 4-year
Interpreter Education major at Maryville College in Tenn. By Rob
Granberry
Source:
http://www.highlandmemorialparks.com/obituaries/tribute.html?urlName=Irma-Young-Knoxville-TN-2009&urlID=85284835
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