MENTONE - Franklin D. Yates, 74, of 7995 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw, died at 11:47 p.m. Feb. 6, 2011, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He lived in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, for the past eight months.
He was born Dec. 26, 1936, in Besty Lane, Ky., to Hartman and Edith Hall Yates. On Aug. 28, 1954, he married Martha Ann Hedington, who died Dec. 20, 2003.
He was a truck driver for many years. He was a member of Warsaw Moose Lodge and of different classic car clubs.
Surviving are a daughter, Kathy (and spouse Robert) Yaich, Strasburg, Colo.; two sons, Randy (and spouse Lisa) Yates, North Manchester, and Brett (and spouse Chris) Yates, Mentone; a sister, Lois (and spouse Rowland) Shepherd, North Manchester; two brothers, Norman (and spouse Joan) Yates, Mentone, and Kenny (and spouse Jamie) Yates, Paris, Ill.; six grandchildren, Jody Regan, Travis Yates, Keith Yaich, Lindsay Yaich, Brandy Baney and Ashley Bussard; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Amber Karkosy-Litten officiating. Burial will be in Harrison Center Cemetery, Etna Green.
Calling is from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Condolences may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
