Wilma Yates

Wilma Jane Harris Yates, 79, of Bentleyville, Somerset Township, died Tuesday afternoon, January 21, 2020 at North Strabane Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Canonsburg.

She was born August 29, 1940 in Erbacon, West Virginia, a daughter of Clay and Anna Holcomb Harris.

A homemaker, Mrs. Yates previously worked in the bakery at Giant Eagle in Washington.

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading and flower gardening.

She was a member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church, Eighty Four.

Surviving are her husband Carl Yates, whom she married December 29, 1962; a son Matthew Yates (Kathy) and granddaughter, Grace Yates, all of Richmond, Kentucky; her siblings, Lorena Yenny (the late Jack) of Daisytown, Patty Peters (the late James) of Pembrook, Virginia, Carol Comfort (Sam) and David Harris (Stefanie), all of Washington; several nieces and nephews including special nieces, Donna Jones of Eighty Four and Nancy Yelinek of Richeyville.

Deceased is a brother, Howard Harris and sister, Helen Harris.

Friends are welcome from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville (724-239-2255). Additional visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, January 24, 2020, followed by a funeral service, at the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church, 45 Church Road, Eighty Four with the Rev. John Dykstra, officiating.

Interment will follow in Pigeon Creek Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church.

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Visitation

Thursday January 23rd, 2020

4:00pm - 8:00pm

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Interment Following Funeral Service

Friday January 24th, 2020

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Funeral Service

Friday January 24th, 2020

11:00am

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