Obituary from unnamed newspaper from contributor #47218723:
William Norman Yockey, 55, died yesterday at his Troy home. He had been ill with cancer for more than a year.
A life-long resident and native of Troy, Yockey was born to W.L. "Lonnie" and Vera Yockey, Nov. 1, 1924. He was in the Army during World War II and saw action in the European theater.
After working as a welder at the Boeing Co. in Seattle, Yockey was employed as a machinist and welder at Washington State University from 1958 until ill health forced his retirement in December of 178.
He was married to Virginia Henry Abbott, Sept. 23, 1956, at Clarkston. She survives at their Troy home. A previous marriage ended in divorce.
Yockey was a member of the Moose Lodge in Moscow.
In addition to his wife, survivors included three sons, . . . ; seven stepsons, . . . ; a sister, . . . ; his parents of Moscow; a half-brother, Charles Cummings of Crosby, Texas, and 23 grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
William Norman Yockey, 55, died yesterday at his Troy home. He had been ill with cancer for more than a year.
A life-long resident and native of Troy, Yockey was born to W.L. "Lonnie" and Vera Yockey, Nov. 1, 1924. He was in the Army during World War II and saw action in the European theater.
After working as a welder at the Boeing Co. in Seattle, Yockey was employed as a machinist and welder at Washington State University from 1958 until ill health forced his retirement in December of 178.
He was married to Virginia Henry Abbott, Sept. 23, 1956, at Clarkston. She survives at their Troy home. A previous marriage ended in divorce.
Yockey was a member of the Moose Lodge in Moscow.
In addition to his wife, survivors included three sons, . . . ; seven stepsons, . . . ; a sister, . . . ; his parents of Moscow; a half-brother, Charles Cummings of Crosby, Texas, and 23 grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
Obituary from unnamed newspaper from contributor #47218723:
William Norman Yockey, 55, died yesterday at his Troy home. He had been ill with cancer for more than a year.
A life-long resident and native of Troy, Yockey was born to W.L. "Lonnie" and Vera Yockey, Nov. 1, 1924. He was in the Army during World War II and saw action in the European theater.
After working as a welder at the Boeing Co. in Seattle, Yockey was employed as a machinist and welder at Washington State University from 1958 until ill health forced his retirement in December of 178.
He was married to Virginia Henry Abbott, Sept. 23, 1956, at Clarkston. She survives at their Troy home. A previous marriage ended in divorce.
Yockey was a member of the Moose Lodge in Moscow.
In addition to his wife, survivors included three sons, . . . ; seven stepsons, . . . ; a sister, . . . ; his parents of Moscow; a half-brother, Charles Cummings of Crosby, Texas, and 23 grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
William Norman Yockey, 55, died yesterday at his Troy home. He had been ill with cancer for more than a year.
A life-long resident and native of Troy, Yockey was born to W.L. "Lonnie" and Vera Yockey, Nov. 1, 1924. He was in the Army during World War II and saw action in the European theater.
After working as a welder at the Boeing Co. in Seattle, Yockey was employed as a machinist and welder at Washington State University from 1958 until ill health forced his retirement in December of 178.
He was married to Virginia Henry Abbott, Sept. 23, 1956, at Clarkston. She survives at their Troy home. A previous marriage ended in divorce.
Yockey was a member of the Moose Lodge in Moscow.
In addition to his wife, survivors included three sons, . . . ; seven stepsons, . . . ; a sister, . . . ; his parents of Moscow; a half-brother, Charles Cummings of Crosby, Texas, and 23 grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
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