LEWISTON — Steward W. “Bummie” Young Sr., 77, of Backkingdom Road, Mexico, died Wednesday, June 15, at the Central Maine Medical Center.

He was born in Mexico, Oct. 29, 1933, a son of George and Ferdona (Spaulding) Young and graduated from Mexico High School, Class of 1951, as class president and also served as a counselor for Tent City at Roxbury Pond, while he was still in high school.

Bummie worked for Mr. Pollard, moving mobile homes from Indiana to Maine, and enjoyed his trips with his son by his side. He had owned a service station in Mexico with his friend, Clayton Poland. He always had a back hoe and dump truck and loved to move dirt. In 1975, he went into the construction business with his son, Steward and successfully formed the S.W. Young Construction Co. Along with all these side jobs, Bummie worked at Boise Cascade Paper Co. until 1995. He also owned and operated Young’s Trailer Park on Backkingdom Road in Mexico.

He had enjoyed racing at Oxford Plains Speedway, where he was well-known for the car that had a horse on the top and his many trips to Loudon, N.H. He loved going to Daytona 500 and spent many winter months in Florida. He enjoyed camping at Bar Harbor and spending time at his camp in Trenton.

He also enjoyed tinkering with his heavy equipment and working around his property. He loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. For many years, he was involved with the Boy Scouts and the 4-H Club which included horses and boarding horses.

He was married in Mexico on July 24, 1953, to the former Georgie G. Hayden, who died April 30, 2002, and then was married in Weld on Oct. 29, 2004 to the former Leisa Marie Dyer, who survives of Mexico.

Other survivors include his mother, Ferdona Young of Mexico; daughter, Karen Barrett and husband, James, of Mexico; stepchildren, Amanda Archer and husband, Fred, of Dixfield and Charles “Chuck” Beardsley and Coty Beardsley, of Mexico; grandchildren, Brooke Young and Amanda Jacques and husband, Mike, of Mexico; stepgrandchildren, Sophia and Dominic Archer of Dixfield; great-grandchildren, Beth and Jonathan Myles of Mexico; sisters, Noreen Millidge and husband, John and Delores Mowat and husband, Thomas, of Mexico, Dona St.Cyr and husband, Richard, of Rumford, Sheila Weld and husband, Bruce, and Joette Carlton and husband, Raymond, of Dixfield; brother, Gary Young and wife, Ellen, of Livermore; and a daughter-in-law, Janine Young of Mexico.

He was predeceased by a grandson, James “Jimbo” Barrett.

Friends are invited to sign the family guest book and share their thoughts, condolences and memories online at www.meaderandson.com.