Monett IOOF Cemetery
Surnames Y

SSW = Shares Stone With

Name Born Died Research Notes & Inscriptions Researcher or Resource
YANCEY, Mabel Elizabeth (HALEY) Mar. 31, 1904
Chandler,
Lincoln Co., OK
Sept. 29, 1997
MO
SSW: Orvel Lee - Research Note: Daughter of Jesse Garner Haley and Clara Taylor. Census
Phyllis Long
Photo
Jay Trace
YANCEY, Orvel Lee July 26, 1902
McLoud,
Pottawatomie Co., OK
Jan. 19, 1977
MO
SSW: Mabel Elizabeth Photo
Jay Trace
YAZEL, John Jacob May 2, 1837
Bath Co., KY
Feb. 13, 1913
Monett,
Barry Co., MO
Research Note: His parents are listed as "not known". Cause of death was natural causes namely pneumonia. Informant was Augusta Yazel. Burial was on Feb. 14, 1913. He is not listed in the cemetery log book. Son of Jacob Yazel and Susannah Conrad. Served as Sergeant, (Wagoner), Company B, Wisconsin 33rd Infantry Regiment 1862-1865. Possible marriage record - John J. Yazel married Barbara Wilson on July 20, 1904 in Pineville, McDonald Co., MO. - John J. Yazel married Mrs. Augusta Grokett on Nov. 22, 1911 in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO. POSSIBLY NO STONE Death Certificate
Gayle Wilcox
MO Marriage Records
Census
Phyllis Long
YERTON, Elza Steele Apr. 12, 1903
Fayetteville, AR
Oct. 29, 1959
St. Vincent Hosp.,
Monett,
Barry Co. MO
Research Note: Elza married Gertrude Elizabeth "Lizzy" Johnson on May 5, 1923 - Monett, MO. He was a retired RR employee. His wife was Elizabeth Johnson and she was the informant on the death certificate. Son of George Yerton and Artie Robinson. He had lived in Monett for 50 years. Headstone
Mary Homesley
Death Certificate
Phyllis Long
Photo
Jay Trace
YERTON, Elza, Jr. No Date Feb. 16, 1933 Research Note: Most likely the son of Elza S. Yerton, Sr. and Gertrude Elizabeth Johnson. Note
Phyllis Long
Photo
Jay Trace
YERTON, Gertrude "Lizzie" Elizabeth (JOHNSON) Oct. 12, 1902
Galena,
Cherokee Co., KS
June 5, 1999
Raytown,
Jackson Co., MO
SSW Elza S.- Research Note: Married Elza S. Yerton May 5, 1923, in Monett, he preceded her in death Oct. 29, 1959. Daughter of William Thomas and Georgeanna Johnson. Her father is buried in IOOF Cemetery. She had been a cook in the Monett schools. She was a member of the Fundamental Methodist Church in Monett. Monett Times
Mary Homesley
Photo
Jay Trace
YERTON, Lois Lorene (MULLINS) Jan. 7, 1915
Webb City,
Jasper Co., MO
Mar. 7, 2002
Cox Memorial Hosp.,
Monett,
Barry Co., MO
SSW: Menon E. - Inscription: "Jan. 28, 1932" - Research Note: Lois L. Yerton, 87, of Redland, California, died March 7, 2002, at Cox Monett Hospital. She born Jan. 7, 1915, in Webb City, and was a daughter of Henry and Bertha M. (Boyd) Mullins. She was a member of Faith Worship Center in Aurora and worked for the California public schools as a cafeteria manager. She married Menon E. Yerton on Jan. 28, 1932, in Neosho, MO. She was preceded in death by one brother, Rolla Mullins; and one sister, Margaret Gilbert. Monett Times
Donna Cooper
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Jay Trace
YERTON, Menon E. Mar. 9, 1908
Monett, MO
Nov. 26, 2003
Monett Health Care,
Monett,
Barry Co., MO
SSW: Lois L. Mullins - Inscription: "Jan. 28, 1932" - Research Note: Menon E. Yerton, age 95, of Monett, died November 26, 2003 at Monett Health Care Center. He was born March 9, 1908, in Monett, and was a son of Harrison Greeley and Clara Sarah Renda (Brown) Yerton. He was a retired railroad mechanic. He married Lois Lorene Mullins on January 28, 1932, in Neosho, and she preceded him in death March 7, 2002. - Menon Yerton first married Gladys Robertson on Aug. 6, 1927 in Barry Co., MO, divorced. Nov. 28, 2003,
Monett Times
Donna Cooper
MO Marriage Records
Phyllis Long
Photo
Jay Trace
YOAKUM, Burney Harrison Abt. 1883 Feb. 25, 1944
Sale-Bowman Hosp.,
Neosho,
Newton Co., MO
Research Note: The cemetery log book reads that B. H. Yoakum was buried in the 1st section, in block 22, in lot 1,in grave 3. No dates or any other information is given about him on the log book. His death certificate reads that his wife was Grace (Redman) Yoakum, deceased. He was widowed and had been married two times. He was about 61 years old. The cause of death was apoplexy, arteriosclerosis. J. M. Yoakum, and Malinda Margaret Cannon, born near Tazewell, TN, were his parents. He worked as a government laborer at Camp Crowder. He was buried in IOOF, in Monett, MO,on Feb. 26, 1944. Paper clippings and records were used for the informant. NO STONE IOOF Log Book
Death Certificate
Donna Cooper
YORK, Anna "Annie" (HENRY) Feb. 16, 1881
MN
Jan. 26, 1933
Pierce Twp.,
Lawrence Co., MO
Research Note: Photo shows location of grave. Anna was buried in the first section, in block 15, in lot 1, in grave 2 and has no stone. There is nothing about when she died or who purchased the lot given on the log book. Her death certificate reads that the cause of death was chronic diabetes. Archie P. York was listed as her husband and she was age 51 years, 11 months and 10 days old when she died. Her father's name was ____ Henry and all the other details about her parents was unknown to the informant. Blankenship of Purdy, MO, was the undertaker. Archie York went to Monterey, CA after Annie's death according to census. NO STONE IOOF Log Book
Death Certificate
Donna Cooper
Census
Phyllis Long
Photo
Connie Schmidt
YORK, Elizabeth "Betty" E. (SEWARD) Nov. 2, 1917 June 21, 2007
Joplin,
Jasper Co., MO
SSW: James M. - Inscription: "Married Nov. 26, 1953" - Research Note: The lot owner was C. J. Seward and the funeral home was Mason-Woodard Mortuary of Joplin, MO and is buried in the Old Section, Block 73, Lot 1, Grave 7. Daughter of Clyde Johnson Seward and Marguerite J. Howard. IOOF Log Book
Census
Phyllis Long
Photo
Jay Trace
YORK, James M. 1909 1968 SSW: Elizabeth - Inscription: "In Memory of Husband" - Research Note: He is buried in the Old Section, Block 73, Lot 2, Grave 8. The lot owner was C. J. Seward. - Another Stone IOOF Log Book
Phyllis Long
Photo
Jay Trace
YOUNG, Annartia "Amy" Mae (YERTON) (DONNINI) May 11, 1924
Monett, MO
Oct. 23, 2006
Park Place Care,
Raytown,
Jackson Co., MO
Inscription: "Loving Mother and Grandma" - Research Note: The following abstract gives some details about Annartia Mae (Yerton) Young, who died at the age 82. She passed away at the Park Place Care Center in Raytown, MO, on Oct. 23, 2006. Annartia was born May 11, 1924, in Monett, MO and in 1943, she married her first husband, SSGT John J. Donnini, of Wilkes Barre, PA. They shared successful ownership of Italian restaurants in both Monett and Rockaway Beach, MO, in the 1950's and '60's and then they divorced in 1966. He preceded her in death in 1976. She married second Joe T. "Smokey" Young, in 1968 and moved to San Bernardino, CA. He retired from the Santa Fe Railroad after 35 years of service, and preceded her in death in 1988. After residing in San Bernardino for 25 years, Amy returned to Raytown, MO in 1992 to be with her children. Monett Times,
Oct. 24, 2006
Donna Cooper
Photo
Jay Trace
YOUNG, James Alexander Aug. 30, 1924
Arma, KS
May 15, 2001
Iwakuni, Japan
Inscription: "SGT MAJ US MARINE CORPS KOREA VIETNAM" - Research Note: United States Marine Corps - 76 years. James A. Young, age 76, of Iwakuni, Japan, died May 14 following a sudden illness. He was born August 30, 1924, in Arma, Kansas, and was a son of John L. and Jane (Finlay) Young. He was a graduate of Pittsburg, Kansas, junior and senior high schools and attended Kansas State Teacher's College. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. He was married to Chieko Young. Monett Times
Sept. 5, 2001
Mary Homesley
Obit
Donna Cooper
Photo
Jay Trace
YOUNGBLOOD, Bessie Lee (ADAMS) Oct. 2, 1883
Hazelton, IN
Oct. 8, 1958
Aurora Hosp.,
Aurora,
Lawrence Co., MO
SSW: T. Benton - Research Note: Her husband was Thomas B. Youngblood. Daughter of Clark Adams and Anna Hayes. Mrs. D. F. DeWitt of Monett, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Death Certificate
Phyllis Long
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Jay Trace
YOUNGBLOOD, T. Benton 1871 1941 SSW: Bessie L. - Research Note: He was a son of James and Ellen (Baker) Youngblood. Note
Donna Cooper
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Jay Trace