Elmer Francis Yockey

1927 - 2008  (81 years)

• Name	Elmer Francis Yockey
  Born	24 Jan 1927	Holmes County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Oct 2008	Akron General Hospital, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I153025	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Ernest LeRoy Yockey,   b. 12 Aug 1892, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1 Sep 1965, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Vera Marie Berington,   b. 20 Aug 1900, Ohio, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1987, Ohio, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1920	Wayne County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F60032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Denna K. Walton
  Children	1. Joe Yockey
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F62623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. October 4, 2008 WOOSTER -- Elmer F. Yockey, 81, of Wooster, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at Akron General Hospital in Akron. Services will be Monday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, Wooster, with the Rev. Melvin Kirk officiating. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, where military rites will be held. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Online tributes may be left at www.robertsfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 9451 Ashland Road, Wooster 44691. Elmer was born Jan. 24, 1927, in Shreve to Ernest and Vera (Bevington) Yockey, and married Denna K. Walton on Jan. 24, 1948. She survives. He was a graduate of Wooster Business College and had served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was Jefferson Boy Scout Troops' first Scout Master and had worked for the J.M. Smucker Company for 39 years, retiring in 1995. He was a member of American Legion Post 68 and enjoyed collecting bottles, stones and rocks. He loved fishing with his son, Donald; granddaughter, September and grandson, Eric, and also enjoyed mushroom hunting, taking tours and playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by his wife; children, Donald Yockey and Debbi Jenkins, both of Wooster, Michael Yockey of Marion; grandchildren, Darl, David and Jacinda Yockey, September (Darvis) Donley, Don (Alyssa) Walton, Eric Walton, Denna (Matthew) Jarr, Matthew Marti and Richard (Kady) Jenkins; great-grandchildren, Madee, Nadia, Audrey, Fallon, Saoirse, Jason Mattew, Alexander, Aden, Ione, Natalie and Kenneth; sisters, Betty Hendrix of Shreve, Helen (Harold) Taggart and Patsy Price, both of Wooster. Elmer was preceded in death by a son Joe; a grandson, Jason Marti; brothers, Curtis, Dale and Donald Yockey; and sisters, Mona Mae Yockey, Florence Fransisco and Mary Jane Pittman.