Obituary

John R. Yarbrough Jr.
Palestine Herald Press - January 4, 2004

Services for John R. Yarbrough Jr., 65, of Runaway Bay, and formerly of Palestine, will
be at 10 a.m. Friday at Bailey & Foster Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Caskey officiating.
Burial will follow in Muse Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster. Mr. Yarbrough
died Tuesday at his residence. He was born Dec. 5, 1938 in Anderson County to Mr. and Mrs.
John Robinson Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough graduated from Palestine High School in 1957. He
served in the U.S. Army, and was a Baptist. He worked for the Palestine Police Department
for 19 years, and as an investigator for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 10
years. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Yarbrough is survived by his wife,
Neva Fletcher Yarbrough of Runaway Bay; sons, John Yarbrough of Jacksonville, Tony Yarbrough
of Houston and Craig Fletcher of Jacksonville; daughter, Cristi May of Lindale; six
grandchildren; sisters, Johnnie Hinson of Grapeland and Dorothy Rothermel of Crockett; two
nieces; and two nephews. Pallbearers will be Ken Buchanan, Jessie Foster, Howard May, Max
Threadgill, Donny Tucker and Marshall Tucker. Honorary pallbearers will be Ralph Smith and
Johnny Foster. Condolence calls will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.