Description: DE SOTO - John Yoast, 52, of Rural Route 1, De Soto, Ill., died Sunday, Jan. 21, 1996, at 7:11 p.m. at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill.
Mr. Yoast worked as a mechanic at various auto dealerships in the Southern Illinois area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was a Methodist.
He was born Aug. 17, 1943, to Ivan and Ada Moutel Yoast in Jackson County, Ill.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, John and Donna Yoast II of De Soto, Ill., and Nathan Yoast of Germany; one daughter, Angie Oppenheimer of East Moline, Ill.; one granddaughter, Brittany Yoast of De Soto, Ill.; four brothers, Virgil Yoast and Ardell Yoast , both of Carterville, Ill., and Lloyd Yoast and Irvin Yoast , both of De Soto, Ill.; and one sister, Helen Dixon of Carterville.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be today, Jan. 24, from 1 p.m. until the time of service at JohnsonHughes Funeral Home in Herrin. Graveside services with full military rites will be conducted at Cundiff Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Blairsville. The Rev. Robert Inboden will officiate.
The Southern Illinoisan, Wednesday, January 24, 1996
Type: Public Announcement
Date: 1996-01-24
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