Brown-Pike County IL Archives Obituaries.....Yockey, Fred September 9, 1961
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Jacksonville Journal 9/11/1961
Fred Yockey, a son of the late Lewis and Catherine Wagner Yockey, was born in 
Brown County on November 30th, 1879 and passed away in St. Mary's hospital, 
Streator, Ill. last Saturday, Sept. 9th 1961 after an illness of three weeks.
Mr. Yockey spent most of his life in Brown County and worked for the Wabash 
railroad as a track-walker and for the Highway department with the maintenance 
crew, in addition to farm and other work.
He was united in marriage to Myrtle Moore who passed away on December 23rd, 
1951.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Eva Thompson of Peoria: two sons, Mervin of 
Streator and Wayne of Mt. Sterling; a sister Mrs.Lottie Daniels of Mt. 
Sterling, 16 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; other more distant 
relatives and a host of friends. A daughter, Mrs.(George) Katherine Nations, 
and a son Lyle, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Rounds Funeral 
Chapel, Rev. V.L. Luse, pastor of the Christan church, officiating. Mrs. 
Charles E. Turner was the organist.
Casketbearers were Loren Newenham, Kenneth Ferguson, Maurice Armstrong, Frank 
Wegs, Ed Kleinlein and Teen Phelps. 
Burial was at the Mt. Sterling City Cemetery.


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