Doris Hovater Yarbrough

Doris Hovater Yarbrough obituary, Cherokee, AL

Doris Hovater Yarbrough

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Doris Yarbrough Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Morrison Funeral Home - Cherokee on Mar. 5, 2026.
Doris Hovater Yarbrough, 88, Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Visitation will be Friday, March 6, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee. The service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel with Wade Turberville officiating. Interment will be in Harris Chapel Cemetery, Cherokee.

She was a homemaker and a member of Cherokee First Baptist Church. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Yarbrough; parents, Dewey and Maggie Hovater; sister, Sue Nelson.

Doris is survived by her children, Jenny Borden (Greg) and Mandy Franks (Howard); brothers, Travis Hovater (Cynthia); grandchildren, Trey Franks, Anna Franks, Drew Borden, Ethan Borden and Lane Franks; great-grandchildren, William, Miley and Maddy Farris, Taelyn and Tessa Borden.

Pallbearers are Trey Franks, Drew Borden, Ethan Borden, Lane Franks and William Farris.

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Morrison Funeral Home - Cherokee

10865 Highway 72 West, Cherokee, AL 35616

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Mar

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Service

2:00 p.m.

Morrison Funeral Home - Cherokee

10865 Highway 72 West, Cherokee, AL 35616

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