YATES OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== YATES, Anna Rebecca DOSS 1883 - 1953 Anna Rebecca Doss, daughter of James and Joann Doss, was born in Brownington, MO, May 14, 1883, and died at the Clinton General Hospital Feb 4, 1953. She was one of 15 children, seven of whom preceded her in death. She was married to John Franklin Yates and to this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Forest Renfro of Clinton. Mrs. Yates went as a bride to the Yates farm, two miles east of Quarles. There she resided until the death of her husband, May 16, 1949. She then moved to Clinton where she lived until her death. She had a room in the home of Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence, North Main St., later moving to West Jefferson. Mrs. Yates was a happy, industrious person, always busy, and after moving to Clinton entered the employ of the Hampton Cafe, South Main St. There her culinary skills and fine spirit of service endeared her to all. A year ago she became ill, requiring hospitalization several times, but through all trials she remained courageous and cheerful. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Lucia Renfro, who, with her husband, resides on the Yates farm, a grandson, Jay Renfro, a granddaughter, Mrs. Gwendolyn Webb, and two great-grandchildren, Allen and Susan Webb. The surviving brothers and sisters are: Mrs. Mary Bybee, Brownington; Mrs. Cora Combs and Robert Doss, Calhoun; Wade Doss, Lewis Station; Ed Doss, Windsor; Sam Doss, Hartman, CO; and Harry Doss, Sheridan, SY. One brother, John Doss of Deepwater, preceded her in death two weeks ago. Pallbearers were: Lee Dalton, Homer Burch, Will Childers, Henry Tubbesing, Forest Foster and Estel Wilson. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery. YATES, John F. 1875 - 1949 John F. Yates, of the Quarles neighborhood, passed away Monday, May 16, 1949, at 3:23 p.m. at the Wetzel hospital, where he had been following a stroke suffered at his home on May 9. Mr. Yates was born December 29, 1875, in Mascoutah, IL, the son of Andrew and Lucy (Dow) Yates. He came to Missouri with his parents when he was eight years old. They settled east of Quarles, which has been him home ever since. He was married to Miss Anna Doss in 1905. To this union was born one child, Lucia B. Yates, now Mrs. Forrest Renfro, of Clinton. His father preceded him in death November 29, 1914, and his mother on May 11, 1929; also two brothers, Jesse and William Yates. He is survived by his wife, of the home, the one daughter, two grandchildren, Gwendolyn B. Webb and Jay Luther Renfro, and two great grandchildren, Allen David and Susan Gwen Webb. He also leaves two brothers, Samuel A. Yates of Wilmore, Kans., and Kennedy A. Yates, of Denver, Colo., and a step-sister, Sara Padfield, of Clinton. Mr. Yates had been an active farmer all of his adult years. He loved the land and lived a life of the outdoors, where nature abounded. His one hobby was fishing. He was devoted to his family and to his friends. He was always ready to help a friend, whenever he needed help. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’ clock at the Consalus Funeral Home with burial in Englewood Cemetery by the side of his parents. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================