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Birth:          14 Jan 1928 Florence, Ala.
Death:          7 Nov 2011 Mountain Brook, Ala.
Cause of Death: cancer

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awt robertson
1930 in Florence, Lauderdale Co., Ala.
email from Pamela Yates via Keith Moles 31 May 2010
Ala Marr Idx on ancestry
pub rec on ancestry 4 Clarendon Rd., Birmingham, Ala.

YATES, MR. PORTER JACOBS, JR., age 83, of Mountain Brook, AL, passed away 
November 7, 2011. He was born on January 14, 1928 in Florence, AL. He died 
peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He attended the University 
of North Alabama and married his high school sweetheart, Betty, on April 16, 1949 in 
Gadsden, AL in a ceremony conducted by Dr. Denson Franklin. He was a warrant 
officer in the US Army for three years. He proudly served his country in Korea from 
1953 - 54. He retired in 1986 from Liberty National after 30 years. He was a member of 
Canterbury United Methodist Church. He was predeceased by his parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Porter Jacobs Yates, Sr.; his brother, Robert E. Yates; and his sister, Betty Yates 
Moore. 

 He is survived by his spouse of 62 years, Betty Stubbs Yates; son, Harry Steven 
Yates (Deborah); daughter, Nancy Yates Higginbotham (Patrick); grandchildren, 
Melissa Yates Elliott (Jay), Emily Yates Sewell (RJ), Bradley Yates Higginbotham and 
Ryan Patrick Higginbotham; great-grandchild, Jonah Wesley Elliott. He is also 
survived by five nieces and nephews. 

 Graveside services will be Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 12 Noon at Elmwood 
Cemetery. Dr. Bill Morgan and Rev. Leon Precise officiating. Visitation will be 
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM. 
Birmingham News (AL) — Wednesday, November 9, 2011 

Parents
YATES Porter Jacobs (19 Apr 1904 - 2 Mar 1965)
OLIVE Esther Lee (18 Jan 1905 - 19 Sep 1995)

Siblings
YATES Porter Jacob (14 Jan 1928 - 7 Nov 2011)
YATES Betty Olive (22 Dec 1929 - 11 Sep 1999)
YATES Robert Earl (25 Oct 1931 - 2 Feb 1994)

Marriage To STUBBS Betty J. ()

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Children by STUBBS Betty J.
YATES Harry Steven ()
YATES Nancy ()

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