GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Monday, September 13, 2021
Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Raleigh
4:00 p.m.
INTERMENT: Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
VISITATION: Monday, September 13, 2021
Jones and son Funeral Home, Hattiesburg
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Graveside services for Mr. James E. Yates, age 71, of Sumrall, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 at the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Raleigh, MS.
Mr. Yates worked for many years as a general manager in the manufacturing industry and was a member of the Wood Carvers Association of Tennessee. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to everyone.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dixie Yates, and his parents, James Burnett and Marie Lillian Yates.
He is survived by his wife, Rita C. Yates of Sumrall; his children, Sean Yates of Dayton, TN and Halee Hargadon of Ottawa, Canada; his step daughters, Ginger Essary of Dixie and Candice Miller of Columbia; his grandchildren, Gweneth Hargadon, Jacob Hargadon, Bayle Miller, Zachary Miller, Wyatt Miller, Carter Miller, Jacob Rouse, Gabrielle Essary, and Grace Essary; his sisters, Sue Husband of Sumrall and Helen Benavedis of Houston, TX, and his brother, Gaddis Yates of Raleigh.
Visitation for Mr. Yates will be held from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m. Monday at Jones and Son Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.
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