Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 1, 1922, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough,470, Herman Woodrow Yarbrough
DeathMay 16, 2007, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough
ReligionMember Of Piedmont Presbyterian Church3, Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough
FlagsUS Military, World War II
Spouses
BirthNov 5, 1926, Caswell County, North Carolina470, Roan Fuller Warren Yarbrough
DeathJul 16, 2002, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina3, Jane Yarbrough  Jones,470, Roan Fuller Warren Yarbrough
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Roan Fuller Warren Yarbrough
ChildrenWarren Dwight (1952-2014)
 Jane (1948-2006)
Obituary Online notes for Herman Woodrow YARBROUGH
5/18/2007

Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough 


    ELON — Mr. Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough , 85, of Blakey Hall, 501 North Manning Avenue, Elon, died at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 7:20 p.m. following three days of critical illness.
    A native of Caswell County, he was the husband of the late Roan Warren Yarbrough , and the son of Reuben Yarbrough  and Lizzie Hampton Long Yarbrough , both deceased. He was a veteran of World War II and the Maintenance Director for the Burlington City Schools. He was a member of Piedmont Presbyterian Church.
    Survivors include two sons, Warren D. Yarbrough  and Wayne Yarbrough ; three grandchildren, O’Brian Jones, Natalie Yarbrough  Wright, and Leigh Yarbrough ; two brothers, Edwin E. Yarbrough  and Jerry Yarbrough ; and two sisters, Christine Gentry and Doris Brooks.
    He was preceded in death by one daughter, Jane Jones; and three sisters, Alene White, Lindy Yarbrough , and Mary Anderson.
    The funeral will be conducted at the First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. by the Rev. Tim Robinson. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery.
    The body will be taken to the church to lie in state at 9 a.m. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. prior to the service, and at other times they will be at the residence of Wayne Yarbrough , 607 Edinburgh Court, Burlington, N.C.
    Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
    Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service, Burlington is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
    Condolences may be sent to info@richandthompson.com 3, Herman  "Sam" Woodrow Yarbrough
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