St. Clair County Obits

WILLIAM CHARLES YATES

St. Clair County Courier
1 September 2006
William Charles Yates, 92, was born on December 18, 1913, in Missouri City to Thomas and Alice Hocking Yates and passed away on August 20, 2006 at the Sac-Osage Hospital in Osceola.
Bill was united in marriage to Kathryn Davis and with this union came three girls, Sharon, Joyce and Janice which he raised on his own.
Bill was proceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Alice Yates, four brothers, Luther, Arthur, Ernest and Johnny.
Bill is survived by his wife, Kathryn, three daughters, Sharon and John Carwood of Lowry City, Joyce Murphey of Archie and Janice and Ed Massey of Warsaw, ten grandchildren, Shelly, Sheldon, and Jason Greer, Jenny Carwood, Billy Hobbs, Kari Lyndell, Tramra Penson, Clint Tillotson, Bernita Bell and Denise Brewster, thirteen great-grandchildren, Anthony Greer, Kyrstal and Nicole King, Cody Lyndell, Colby Apolimar, Alli Penson, Dakota, Derek and Dalton Tillotson, Dillon and Desirae Bell and Jared and Nikki Brewster, several nieces and nephews and many friends.
Services were on Friday, August 25 at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel officiated by Reverend Larry Sherman. Military honors were furnished by Clinton VFW Post #1894. The interment was held at the Pleasant Mound Cemetery.
The casketbearers were Billy Yates, Travis Yates, Jim Yates, Tom Yates, Tommy Yates, and Eric Yates. The honorary casketbearers were Jim Crocker, Robert Hursh, Will Yates, Jim Carroll, Dean Murphey, Ted Sink and Cecil Carroll.