Glenn Dewey Yates

MR. GLENN D. YATES Mr. Glenn Dewey Yates, 86, of Hogansville, died Tuesday, May 20. 2008, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 22, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. The Reverend Donald Stone will officiate and interment will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens in LaGrange. Mr. Yates was born March 11, 1922, in Heard county, son of the late Lunie and Willie Paschal Yates. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a former resident of Lanett, AL, and LaGrange, had lived in Hogansville since 1982, and was a member of Rock of Ages Baptist Church. He retired from Big Star Grocery Company, having served as produce manager in the West Point, Lanett, and LaGrange stores. He is remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a quiet Christian gentleman. Survivors include daughters and sons in-law, Glenda and Lamar Brooks of Hogansville, Vickie and Paul Davis of LaGrange, and Judy and Jerry Nelms of Cullman, AL; son and daughter in-law, Glenn, Jr. and Cynthia Yates of LaGrange; sister, Novis King of LaGrange; grandchildren, Sherry and Jim Clemons, Kristie and Keith Hart, William Brooks, Kimberly and Justin Traylor, Jeremy and Elizabeth Nelms, Katie Nelms, Zachary Yates, and Samuel Yates; great-grandchildren, Chris Carter, Caiti Carter, Tori Hart, Serah Hart Luke Traylor and Eli Clemons; and a very special friend, Minnie Crozier of Harrisonville. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Eloise Cummings Yates. Flowers are welcomed, or memorial contributions may be made to the Hogansville Senior Center,  407 Church St., Hogansville, GA   30230. The Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home of Hogansville is in charge of arrangements. Visitation: from 6 until 8 Wednesday night, May 21st Services: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 22nd