Rev. Joseph Calvin Yates' Obituary
The Rev. Joseph Calvin Yates, 79, of Beaufort and formerly of Kannapolis, died Sunday, June 6, 2004, at his home.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel in Kannapolis. The Rev. James Gurganus and the Rev. Carroll Bradbury will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at their respective homes.
Rev. Yates was born November 11, 1924, in Johnston County, GA. He was a son of the late Joseph and Polly Tucker Yates. A veteran of World War II, he was honorably discharged after serving in the United States Navy. Rev. Yates was an ordained Free Will Baptist pastor who was active in his ministry for over 50 years. He was pastor of several churches in the western part of the state prior to moving to Eastern North Carolina. Rev. Yates was pastor of Saratoga Free Will Baptist Church, St. Mary's Free Will Baptist Church in Kenly and Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Newport and held revivals at several churches. He retired from the ministry on August 24, 2002.
Rev. Yates is survived by his wife, Doris E. Yates; three sons, Danny Yates and his wife, Barbara, of Beaufort, Donnie Yates and his wife, Pamela, of Angier, Dennis Yates and his wife, Pat, of Kannapolis; a brother, Ray Yates of Kannapolis; 11 grandchildren, Kevin Yates, Kelly Yates, Donnie Yates, Jr. and his wife, Julie, Leah Yates, Gary Altman, Wiley Altman, Elizabeth Yates, Meredith Yates, Stacy Yates, Jody Yates and Brittany Yates; and two great-grandchildren, Emily Yates and John Yates.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Yates Family Life Center, c/o Saratoga Free Will Baptist Church, PO Box 196, Saratoga, NC 27873.
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