Yerkes - CO "Cat"
Source: Crawfordsville Journal-Review March 6, 1978 p 2
Waynetown - CO "Cat" Yerkes, 50 of 108 S. Hancock St, Waynetown died Sunday in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville. He owned and operated Yerkes Furniture and Floor Covering at Waynetown.
Waynetown - CO "Cat" Yerkes, 50 of 108 S. Hancock St, Waynetown died Sunday in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville. He owned and operated Yerkes Furniture and Floor Covering at Waynetown.
Yerkes had lived at Waynetown since 1952 and was a member of Waynetown F&AM, Waynetown Merchants Association, Crawfordsville Elks, Waynetown Christian Church and Waynetown Coffee Club.
He was born Feb 28, 1928 in Fountain County a son of Dafford Corwin and Alta Eleanor (Sowers0 Yerkes. He was married June 7, 1947 to Lois Holt. She survives. Also surviving are a son, David of Waynetown; a daughter, Mrs. Jeffrey (Diana) Springer of Waynetown; a brother, Kenneth of Rt 2, Kingman; two sisters, Patricia Billbrey of Dayton, Ohio and Phyllis Hull of Peru and three grandchildren.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Thomas Funeral Home. The Rev. Don H Sharp will officiate. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. - kbz