THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, October 31, 1994 TAG: 9410310012
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
Henry Clay Yates, 79, of Sturgis St., died Oct. 29, 1994, in Norfolk.
Mr. Yates was born in Alexandria, Va. He had retired from the U.S. Navy in 1968 as a CWO4 with over 30 years of service. He had also retired from the City of Norfolk Public Health Dept. in May 1981 with over 12 years of service. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. He was predeceased by his parents, Mary Crooke Bernadett and Hampton Wade Yates.
Survivors include his wife, Norma J. Yates of Sturgis St., Norfolk; a daughter, Theresa C. Antilla of Bruce Crossing, Mich.; three sons, Bernard H. Yates of Newport News and Phillip W. Yates and Brian H. Yates, both of Norfolk; a sister and brother-in-law, the Rev. Paul Bohi and Peggy Bohi of Stuarts Draft, Va.; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Frances Yates of Norfolk.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1994 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church by Fr. Lou Ruoff. A viewing will be at the church Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. to receive friends. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the church with a procession following to Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is handling arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be given to the American Heart Association in Henry's name.
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