William Raymond Yandell

William Raymond Yandell, 88, of 3751 Stonefort Road, Creal Springs, IL died Monday March 5, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday March 8, 2012 at 11 am at Felty Funeral Home in Carrier Mills, IL. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm. Reverend Jack Hill will officiate. Burial will be in Wise-Robinson Cemetery near Ozark, IL will military rites by the Carrier Mills and Harrisburg American Legions and the National Guard Ritual Team. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois, envelopes will be available at the funeral home. He was born on February 15, 1924 in Ozark, IL to the late William Frank and Ollie Mae (Treat) Yandell. He married Arlena Buckner in 1958 and she survives. He was a retired coal miner from Peabody Will Scarlet Mine, Army Veteran of World War II and Korean War and a member of the Springhill Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Arlena Yandell; son: William Jeffery Yandell of Stonefort, IL; Daughter: Marsha Ann Yandell of Stonefort, IL; 2 sisters: Hazel Duke of Humboldt, TN and Lila Thompson of Mt. Vernon, IL; grandson: Landrey O’Neal of Benton, IL several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters: Lena Hale and Marjorie Jenkins and a sister in law: Martha Davis.