University of Illinois Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Willard Yates
Willard Yates Bedford - Bedford - Willard F. Yates, 88, of Bedford, passed away at Bloomington Hospital on Sunday, September 16, 2018 after a brief illness. Born June 20, 1930, in Findlay, OH, and grew up in Sullivan, IL, attending Blackburn College and the University of Illinois before entering the U.S. Army in 1952, where he was a combat engineer in the Korean War. Following military service, he enrolled at Eastern Illinois University where he earned a bachelor of science degree in...
