Robert Yates Obituary
Robert was a United States Vietnam War Navy Veteran. He worked as a Passenger Transportation Specialist with the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. He was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Collinsville, IL.
He was preceded in death by his:
Father: Robert A. Yates
Mother: Doris Ann, nee Woodward, Layton
Step-father: Thomas H Layton
Step-brother: James R. Franklin
Surviving are his:
Wife: Lynn L., nee Kolb, Yates of Belleville, IL
Daughter: Mary (Hank) Slay of St. Louis, MO
Brothers
Randy (Tina) Yates of Fairview Heights, IL
Robert (Lori) Layton
Sister: Freda Jean Blackerby of St. Louis, MO
Grandson: Aidan Jensen
Memorials: Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Visitation: Visitation from 9:00 a.m. 6 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, IL.
Services: Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Kurrus Funeral Home, with Fr. Clyde Grogan officiating. Entombment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, IL.
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