Obituaries:  John Vincent Yanez, Sabine Parish       Y-520
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 23, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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John Vincent Yanez

  Funeral services for John Vincent Yanez, 38, were held Thursday,
Oct, 17, 1996, at 10 a.m., at Christ the King Catholic Church.
Officiating was Rev. Ron Matthews, and interment was at Mt. Zion
Methodist Cemetery in Deberry, Tex., under the direction of
Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier Chapel.

  Mr. Yanez passed away Friday, Oct. 11, in Oiney, Ill., after an
automobile accident. He was born in Big Springs, Tex. And
attended Byrd High School. Mr. Yanez was employed by Mitchell
Construction Company of Bossier City.

  He was preceded in death by his father, Wilfred Yanez Sr.; and
brother, Benedict Yanez.

  He is survived by his mother, Betty Yanez of Lafayette; five
sisters, Carmen Watson of Zwolle, Maria Martin of the Woodlands,
Tex., Mary Ann Garcia of Bossier City, Dr. Rita Horton of Benton,
and Theresa Morgan of Lafayette; three brothers, William "Bill"
M. Yanez of Deberry, Tex., Wilfred M. Yanez Jr. of Dallas, Tex.,
and William Randal Smith of Forest Miss.; also a special friend,
Cheryl Maloney; and numerous nieces and nephews.

  Pallbearers were Melton Watson, Debra Garcia, Frank Elizardo,
Robert Watson Sr., Theresa Morgan, and Matthew Watson.