Memorial services for Marion M. Yarbrough, 92, of Oakwood, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Dr. Craig Ward and the Rev. Tommy Stowe will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service from 10 until 11 a.m.
Mr. Yarbrough passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, following a period of declining health.
Born July 5, 1927, in Waycross, he was the son of the late Marion M. and Blanche L. Delk Yarbrough. In addition to his parents, Mr. Yarbrough was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Yarbrough; and brother, Orin Yarbrough.
Mr. Yarbrough was a 1945 graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School and he was a United States Army Veteran having served in the Korean War. Mr. Yarbrough retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company with over 36 years of loyal service. He was a member and past president of the Daytona Beach Telephone Pioneers Association as well as he was a member and past president of Civitan International, Sunrise Chapter in Daytona Beach. Mr. Yarbrough was as an avid gardener and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where he enjoyed singing with the Singing Saints Choir.
Survivors include daughter, Elizabeth Lee Ayres of Suwanee; son and daughter-in-law, Richard M. "Rick" and Vera Yarbrough of Flowery Branch; sister, Betty Cole of Ponte Vedra, Florida; sister and brother-in-law, Iris Osteen and Milton Roth of Daytona Beach, Florida; sister-in- law, Ann Yarbrough of Clearwater, Florida; grandchildren, Angie Miller (Kris) of Newnan, Lisa Allen of Orange Park, Florida, Lori Sargent of Grayson, and Jeremy Yarbrough (Dianny) of Buford; as well as eight great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to: Homestead Hospice - Hope Foundation, 10888 Crabapple Road, Roswell, GA 30075.
An online guest book is available at hillsidememorialchapel.com
Arrangements are in the care of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.