Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Palestine Herald Press - March 14, 2000

YATES MANAHAN 

Services for Yates Manahan, 17, of Fairfield, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Calvary Baptist Church of Fairfield with the Revs. Bill Shaw, John Saculla and
Bill Webb officiating. Burial will follow at Manahan’s Family Cemetery in
Freestone County under the direction of Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield. 

Mr. Manahan died Sunday in an auto accident in Huntsville. 

He was born Dec. 17, 1982, in Corsicana, to Cam and Deb Manahan of Fairfield. 
He was a junior at Fairfield High School. He was a Methodist. 

Mr. Manahan qualified in state bull riding two years in the Texas High School
Rodeo Association, qualified in doggin one year in the Texas High School Rodeo
Association, qualified for the national finals in 1999 in bull riding, and was
champion district poll vault in 1999. 

He is survived by his parents; brothers, Justin Manahan and Garrett Manahan of
Fairfield; grandparents, Dolly Manahan of Fairfield and Oliver and Shirley
Swinburn of Teague; and great-grandmother, Lois Lancaster of Dew. 

Pallbearers will be Michael Wren, Dan Brown, Richard Callendar, Clark Fryer,
Derek Mitchell, Chance Armstrong, Clay Emmons and Cody Mizell. 

Honorary pallbearers will be Brandon Davis, Will Barnes, Lynn Bottoms, Bob
Champion, Ray Lancaster and Rusty Davis. 
Memorials may be made to Christian Cowboys Who Care, P.O. Box 99, Douglas,
Texas.