Tommy Joe Yates

KINGSLAND Tommy Joe Yates of Kingsland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at the age of 81 years old. He was born April 23, 1929, in Temple, Texas, to Lillian (McCoury) and Mack Yates. He married Jane (Fowler) Yates on August 31, 1948, in Llano, Texas; she preceded him in death Sept. 18, 1996. Tommy was a rancher and lifetime resident of San Saba and Llano County. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Llano and attended Kingsland Community Church. Survivors include son Ronnie Yates and wife Glena of Horseshoe Bay, Texas; two grandchildren, Ron Yates of Austin, Texas, and Kara Y. Dudley and husband James of Horseshoe Bay, Texas; one nephew, the Rev. W.Y. (Bill) Fowler IV of Austin, Texas, and companion Janet Herrington of Kingsland, Texas. Visitation was Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home, Llano. Graveside service was Friday, Oct 15, 2010, in Llano City Cemetery, with the Rev. Tommie Beck and the Rev. W.Y. (Bill) Fowler IV officiating. Honorary pallbearers included Alvin Hay, Trey Wilson, Mark Stephenson, Paul Broyles, Nathan Garrett and Ed Auler. Memorials may be given to the Cherokee Children's Home, P.O. Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832; Kingsland Community Church, P.O. Box 627, Kingsland, TX 78639; or CASA for the Highland Lakes, 1719 Ridgeview, Kingsland, TX 78639. Funeral arrangements made under the direction of Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, Inc. Llano, Texas. E-mail condolences may be sent to whhfuneral1@verizon.net or you may log onto our website, whhfuneralhome.com, for online condolences.