Mable Yancey

Services for Mable Yancey, 92, of Kilgore will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend David Hampton and Reverend Kelly Brian officiating. Burial will follow in the Tecula Cemetery, north of Jacksonville, Texas. Mrs. Yancey died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in Tyler.

She was born November 23, 1914 in Jacksonville, Texas. Mrs. Yancey grew up in the Tecula area. She and her husband moved to Kilgore in 1936. Mrs. Yancey was a homemaker and took pride in her canning abilities. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and quilting. Mrs. Yancey was a pleasant person who always had a smile regardless of the conditions. Mrs. Yancey is survived by two daughters, Freda Mitchell of Liberty City and Kathy Stewart of Kilgore; three sons, Kenneth Yancey of Kilgore, Dennis Yancey of Kilgore, Delwyn Yancey of Norman, Oklahoma; one brother, Homer White of Tecula, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home Friday evening between 6-8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Boulevard, Tyler, Texas 75701.

Please leave online condolences www.raderfuneralhome.com

August 3, 2007

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress