Posted: 9:53 AM - Jan 16, 2009
From the Omps Funeral Home
Stewart Steer Yeakley, Sr., 95, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, in his home.
Mr. Yeakley was born in 1913, in Gainesboro, Virginia, the son of the late Holmes E. and Lois Yeakley. After high school he worked with his father on the family farm and orchard which consisted of raising cattle, horses, peaches and apples. He also delivered R.C. Cola and NeHi products for Royal Crown Cola in Winchester. In 1949 he began his own trucking business until 1957 when he started driving for Novick Transfer in Winchester. He retired from Hemingway Transport in January of 1975. After his retirement from trucking he provided horse and carriage rides during the Christmas Holidays in downtown Winchester.
Mr. Yeakley was a lifelong member and trustee of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winchester, Virginia. He was also a member of Virginia Farm Bureau, Winchester Eagles Aerie 824, Winchester Moose Lodge #1283 and the Legion of the Moose. Mr. Yeakley was a member of Pine Knots Senior Group, Jolly Crowd, Shenandoah Valley Steam Engine Association as well as Teamsters Retirees Association and Novick-Hemingway Retirees. He was a former member of the Winchester Elks Lodge BPOE #867 and the U.C.T.
His wife, Sarah Elizabeth "Libby" Crisman Yeakley, whom he married on November 23, 1935, in Winchester, Virginia, preceded him in death on August 24, 1975.
Surviving are his daughters, Sara Smith and her husband, Robert, of Winchester, Mary Ann Pullen of Winchester, Virginia; daughter-in Law, Shelby D. Yeakley of Springfield, Virginia; four grandchildren, Celeste Y. Crim of Winchester, Leslie E. Yeakley of Springfield, R. Scott Smith, Adrian S. Pullen and his wife Crystal all of Winchester, Virginia; two great grandchildren, Yeakley and Bodie Pullen; sister, Mary L. Good and her husband John P. Sr.; several nieces and nephews and his companion, Allie Kipps of Winchester, Virginia.
His son, Stewart S. Yeakley, Jr. and his brother, Harry S. Yeakley preceded him in death.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, with Pastor Rhodes Woolly and Pastor Scott Maxwell officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be Jack Williams, Gary Nichols, Pressley Pullen, Jr., Scott Shingleton, Doug Robinson, Steve Stotler, John Good, Jr., John Taylor and Bill Sirk.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Members of Novick - Hemingway Retirees.
The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, from 2:00 - 5:00 PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mission Expansion Fund, 2077 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester, VA 22603 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.
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Stewart Steer Yeakley Sr.
1913 - 2009
1913 - 2009
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Mr. Yeakley was born in 1913, in Gainesboro, Virginia, the son of the late Holmes E. and Lois Yeakley. After high school he worked with his father on the family farm and orchard which consisted of raising cattle, horses, peaches and apples. He also delivered R.C. Cola and NeHi products for Royal Crown Cola in Winchester. In 1949 he began his own trucking business until 1957 when he started driving for Novick Transfer in Winchester. He retired from Hemingway Transport in January of 1975. After his retirement from trucking he provided horse and carriage rides during the Christmas Holidays in downtown Winchester.
Mr. Yeakley was a lifelong member and trustee of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winchester, Virginia. He was also a member of Virginia Farm Bureau, Winchester Eagles Aerie 824, Winchester Moose Lodge #1283 and the Legion of the Moose. Mr. Yeakley was a member of Pine Knots Senior Group, Jolly Crowd, Shenandoah Valley Steam Engine Association as well as Teamsters Retirees Association and Novick-Hemingway Retirees. He was a former member of the Winchester Elks Lodge BPOE #867 and the U.C.T.
His wife, Sarah Elizabeth "Libby" Crisman Yeakley, whom he married on November 23, 1935, in Winchester, Virginia, preceded him in death on August 24, 1975.
Surviving are his daughters, Sara Smith and her husband, Robert, of Winchester, Mary Ann Pullen of Winchester, Virginia; daughter-in Law, Shelby D. Yeakley of Springfield, Virginia; four grandchildren, Celeste Y. Crim of Winchester, Leslie E. Yeakley of Springfield, R. Scott Smith, Adrian S. Pullen and his wife Crystal all of Winchester, Virginia; two great grandchildren, Yeakley and Bodie Pullen; sister, Mary L. Good and her husband John P. Sr.; several nieces and nephews and his companion, Allie Kipps of Winchester, Virginia.
His son, Stewart S. Yeakley, Jr. and his brother, Harry S. Yeakley preceded him in death.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, with Pastor Rhodes Woolly and Pastor Scott Maxwell officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.
Pallbearers will be Jack Williams, Gary Nichols, Pressley Pullen, Jr., Scott Shingleton, Doug Robinson, Steve Stotler, John Good, Jr., John Taylor and Bill Sirk.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Members of Novick - Hemingway Retirees.
The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon, from 2:00 - 5:00 PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mission Expansion Fund, 2077 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester, VA 22603 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia, 22601.
Obituary and online guestbook at http://www.ompsfuneralhome.com
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