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DeArthur, 75, a resident of Chickasha, was welcomed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on September 1, 2009. He was born March 22, 1934, in Hawkins, Oklahoma, to Dr. Isaac Wilson and Dovie (Lee) Yandell. DeArthur dedicated his life as a young man to serving the Lord and others with all his heart. He ministered for 58 years. DeArthur pastored churches in Oklahoma and California for many years, and the Chickasha Freewill Baptist from 1999 to this past April, when he preached his last sermon on Easter Sunday. DeArthur annually attended the Oklahoma State and National Associations of the Freewill Baptist Churches, and the State Ministers Conference of Free Will Baptists, where he made many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Austell and Herschel Lloyd; and sisters, Celia Yandell, and Iona Kinsey; half-brothers, Leonard, Bill, Lacy Yandell; and half-sister, Ora Newville. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 yrs, Winnie M. (Vance) Yandell; sons, Douglas "Mark" Yandell and wife Sharon of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Randall Vance Yandell of Norman and wife Terry of Hallsville, Texas, David DeWayne Yandell of Oklahoma City; brothers, L. D. Yandell and wife, Merleen of Oklahoma City and Vernon V. Yandell of Norman, Oklahoma; 9 grandchildren, Jeremiah Yandell and wife Lindsey, Joshua Yandell and wife LeAnn, Adam Yandell and wife Jessica, Matthew Yandell and wife Kim, Aaron Yandell, Anna Yandell, Brittany Yandell, Jason Yandell, Thayer Yandell; 5 great grandchildren, Emily Gail Yandell, Silas Davis Yandell, Ronin Isaac Yandell, Collin Mark Yandell, and Jakob Lee Minton; and numerous other loving family and friends. Viewing and visitation at the funeral home will be held 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday with the family receiving friends from 5-7 PM Friday evening. Services to celebrate his life will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2009, at Trinity Freewill Baptist Church, 5400 S. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Non Cemetery in Non, Oklahoma. Please visit www.vondel smithmortuary.com to sign guestbook and leave a message of comfort for the family.
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