Calvin Yates

Elder Calvin Oscar Yates, age 98 of West Jefferson, NC, died Thursday, April 7, 2005 at the Ashe Living Center. Mr. Yates was born July 20, 1906 in Ashe County to Squire Dixon and Cora Miller Yates. He was preceded in death by his wife, Orby Craft Yates, who died in 1993 and a son, Otis Earl Yates who died in 1999. He owned and operated a sawmill and also farmed. He was an elder in the Primitive Baptist Church he attended.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, April 10, 2005 at the Riverview Primitive Baptist Church. Elders James McNeill, Eddie Lyle and E. W. Hooven will officiate. Burial will follow in the Riverview Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 till 8:30, Saturday, April 9th at Badger Funeral Home.

Mr. Yates is survived by:

4 daughters: Lorrayne Lange and husband Ridgley of Collingswood, NJ,
Clara Rogers and husband Wayne of Statesville, NC, Evelyn Holland and husband Robert of Cary, NC and Donna Duncan and husband Fred of West Jefferson, NC

Grandchildren: Julie Mauguer of Haddonfield, NJ, Kathy Teutch of Denver, CO, Eve Baird of Kent, OH, Michael Yates of Denver, NC, Lana Kidwell and Cindy Brown both of Newton, NC, Angie Fleming of Las Vegas, NV, Lisa Barber of Hiddenite, NC, Jane Simmerman of Longs, SC, Jean Stevenson, David Rogers and Andrea Peschock all of Statesville, NC, Ben Duncan of Claremont, NC, John Duncan of Mockesville, NC, Nelson Holland of Wake Forest, NC, Bonita Holland of Cary, NC, Jennifer Murphy of Wilmington, NC

24 great grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, several step grandchildren

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Badger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.