James Fred Yates

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Smith Family Funeral Homes - Sherwood

Posted event

February 1, 2026

Feb

Funeral service

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Smith Family Funeral Home

7700 Arkansas 107, Sherwood, AR 72120

Smith Family Funeral Homes - Sherwood

Posted an obituary

February 1, 2026

James Yates Obituary

James Fred Yates, lovingly known as "Papa James," 78, of Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away on January 30, 2026.James was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, to the late Joe Yates and Lola Henderson. A former Ashley County native, he was a proud 1965 graduate... Read James Yates's Obituary