Gary Tilman Yates

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Pitchford Funeral Home - Wood River

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December 21, 2025

Gary Yates Obituary

Bethalto:Gary Tilman Yates, 84, passed away at 1:44pm on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 24, 1941, in Ridgely, Tennessee, the son of the late Theran and Dorothy (Law) Yates. He married the former... Read Gary Yates's Obituary