Thomas E. "Shorty" Yates

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Cooper Funeral Home

Posted events

January 7, 2026

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Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

New Hope Community Church (First Baptist Church)

203 West Center Street, Medina, NY 14103

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Memorial service

3:00 p.m.

New Hope Community Church (First Baptist Church)

203 West Center Street, Medina, NY 14103

Cooper Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

January 7, 2026

Thomas Yates Obituary

Thomas E. “Shorty” Yates, of Medina, NY, entered into rest unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.Born August 21, 1944 in Medina, he was a son of the late Raymond and Florence (White) Yates. He was a graduate of Medina High School. Tom married... Read Thomas Yates's Obituary