Beckham Co. OK - Obit for William Monroe Yell
   
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   William   Monroe   Yell  was  born  December  24,  1907  norhteast  of
   Sweetwater, Oklahoma and passed away November 12, 1988 in the Elk City
   Community Hospital at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 19 days.
   Bill, the son of Jim and Lillian Agnes Yell, married Zuda Mary Tipton,
   September  19,  1926 in Sayre, Okla., and they lived and framed around
   the  Sweetwater,Grimes  and  Sunny  Point Communities before moving to
   Erick and later to Sayre in 1983.
   He  had  been  a member of the Hillsboro, Texas Church of Christ for a
   number of years.
   He was preceded in death by his parents.
   He  is  survivived  by  his  wife, Zuda of the home; 2 daughters: Judy
   Foster  of  Spavinaw,  Okla.;  and Vonnie Lee Mesa of Oklahoma City; 3
   sons,  Buck of Texico, New Mexico; Leon of Hooker, Oklahoma and Joe of
   Arlington,  Virginia;  20 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren, and 1
   great great grandchild, and a host of other relatives and friends.
   Funeral  services  were held Monday, Nov. 14, 1988 at 2:00 p.m. at the
   Sayre  Church  of  Christ with Jerry Moffit officiating. Burial was in
   the  Brookside  Cemetery,  Roger  Mills  County,  Oklahoma  under  the
   direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Sayre.