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Submitted: 7/18/16 • Approved: 7/18/16 • Last Updated: 7/21/16 • R1148850-G1148850-S3
Tony
Feb 17, 1924 - Nov 11, 2011
Oliva
June 29, 1922 - Apr 25, 2012
Married June 9, 1945
Oliva Yarbrough, 89, of Corning , AR., passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR.
Mrs. Yarbrough was born in Pratt, MO., on June 29, 1922.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with grandchildren. She was a member of the Corning Church of Christ.
She married her husband Tony Yarbrough on June 9, 1945, he preceded her in death on November 11, 2011.
She is survived by one daughter Vicki and husband Gene Emery of Paragould, AR.; four grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Tony Yarbrough; parents Walter and Bertha (Dalton) Upshaw; and one son Jim Yarbrough.
Funeral services were in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel. Burila was in the Corning Cemetery.
Jonesboro Sun, April 27, 2012.
Mr. Tony Yarbrough, 87, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 at his granddaughter's home in Corning.
Mr. Yarbrough was born in Cadet, MO., on February 17, 1924.
He was a retired truck driver and master diesel mechanic. He was a member of the Corning Church of Christ.
He married his wife Oliva (Upshaw) Yarbrough on June 9, 1945. She survives.
Other survivors include one daughter Vickie and husband Gene Emery of Paragould, AR.; two sisters Thelma Coleman of Saint Louis, MO., Stella Harness of Desoto, MO.; four grandchildren; Ten great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grand-children; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Bessie (Reado) Yarbrough; son Jim Yarbrough; four brothers Lewis, Floyd, Herbert and Jacob Yarbrough.
Funeral services were in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Corning Cemetery.
Parents:
Jacob R. Yarbrough (1890 - 1973)
Elizabeth Mary Reando Yarbrough (1892 - 1990)
Contributed on 7/18/16 by hawkinsdonna
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