Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - June 10, 1996
T.C. Yancey , 52, letter carrier, combat veteran
The funeral for T.C. Yancey of Atlanta, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, will be at noon today at the Flipper Temple AME Church in Atlanta, with burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Atlanta. Donald Trimble Funeral Home in Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Yancey, 52, died Thursday at Piedmont Hospital.
Born in Macon, Mr. Yancey moved to Atlanta as a young child. He was a graduate of David T. Howard High School and studied electrical engineering at both Morehouse College and Southern Technical School.
During the Vietnam War, Mr. Yancey served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat.
"He was very proud of his service in the war," said his sister-in-law, Diane Trimble. "It was the ultimate experience for him."
After his military service, Mr. Yancey went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in Decatur. He was a letter carrier in the College Avenue area and had been with the postal service for the last 27 years.
Mr. Yancey enjoyed watching sports with his son, Terrence Colin Yancey. "They were best friends, they went everywhere together," his sister-in-law said.
Surviving in addition to his son are his wife, Grace Yancey; a daughter, Tonya Charelle Yancey; three sisters, Ada Jackson, Essie Yancey, and Betty Reynolds, all of Atlanta.
T.C. Yancey , 52, letter carrier, combat veteran
The funeral for T.C. Yancey of Atlanta, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, will be at noon today at the Flipper Temple AME Church in Atlanta, with burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Atlanta. Donald Trimble Funeral Home in Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Yancey, 52, died Thursday at Piedmont Hospital.
Born in Macon, Mr. Yancey moved to Atlanta as a young child. He was a graduate of David T. Howard High School and studied electrical engineering at both Morehouse College and Southern Technical School.
During the Vietnam War, Mr. Yancey served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat.
"He was very proud of his service in the war," said his sister-in-law, Diane Trimble. "It was the ultimate experience for him."
After his military service, Mr. Yancey went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in Decatur. He was a letter carrier in the College Avenue area and had been with the postal service for the last 27 years.
Mr. Yancey enjoyed watching sports with his son, Terrence Colin Yancey. "They were best friends, they went everywhere together," his sister-in-law said.
Surviving in addition to his son are his wife, Grace Yancey; a daughter, Tonya Charelle Yancey; three sisters, Ada Jackson, Essie Yancey, and Betty Reynolds, all of Atlanta.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - June 10, 1996
T.C. Yancey , 52, letter carrier, combat veteran
The funeral for T.C. Yancey of Atlanta, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, will be at noon today at the Flipper Temple AME Church in Atlanta, with burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Atlanta. Donald Trimble Funeral Home in Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Yancey, 52, died Thursday at Piedmont Hospital.
Born in Macon, Mr. Yancey moved to Atlanta as a young child. He was a graduate of David T. Howard High School and studied electrical engineering at both Morehouse College and Southern Technical School.
During the Vietnam War, Mr. Yancey served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat.
"He was very proud of his service in the war," said his sister-in-law, Diane Trimble. "It was the ultimate experience for him."
After his military service, Mr. Yancey went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in Decatur. He was a letter carrier in the College Avenue area and had been with the postal service for the last 27 years.
Mr. Yancey enjoyed watching sports with his son, Terrence Colin Yancey. "They were best friends, they went everywhere together," his sister-in-law said.
Surviving in addition to his son are his wife, Grace Yancey; a daughter, Tonya Charelle Yancey; three sisters, Ada Jackson, Essie Yancey, and Betty Reynolds, all of Atlanta.
T.C. Yancey , 52, letter carrier, combat veteran
The funeral for T.C. Yancey of Atlanta, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, will be at noon today at the Flipper Temple AME Church in Atlanta, with burial in Lincoln Cemetery in Atlanta. Donald Trimble Funeral Home in Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Yancey, 52, died Thursday at Piedmont Hospital.
Born in Macon, Mr. Yancey moved to Atlanta as a young child. He was a graduate of David T. Howard High School and studied electrical engineering at both Morehouse College and Southern Technical School.
During the Vietnam War, Mr. Yancey served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat.
"He was very proud of his service in the war," said his sister-in-law, Diane Trimble. "It was the ultimate experience for him."
After his military service, Mr. Yancey went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in Decatur. He was a letter carrier in the College Avenue area and had been with the postal service for the last 27 years.
Mr. Yancey enjoyed watching sports with his son, Terrence Colin Yancey. "They were best friends, they went everywhere together," his sister-in-law said.
Surviving in addition to his son are his wife, Grace Yancey; a daughter, Tonya Charelle Yancey; three sisters, Ada Jackson, Essie Yancey, and Betty Reynolds, all of Atlanta.
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