Obituary

C. H. "Tim" "Poppy" Yates
(June 21, 1924 - October 30, 2011)

C. H. "Tim" Yates, "Poppy", 87, of Barboursville, WV, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Sunday, October 30, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, by Dr. David Lemming. Entombment will be White Chapel Memorial Gardens. He was born June 21, 1924, in Rome, Ohio, a son of the late William Yates and Lena Neff Yates Sayre. He was the proud owner of Tim Yates Lincoln Mercury in Beckley, WV, and retired as sales manager of Superior Cadillac Olds, Huntington, a veteran of the US Army, a member of Lewis Memorial Baptist Church, Minerva Lodge #13, A.F. & A.M., and a Kentucky Colonel. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Jane Bowen Yates; six brothers, Ed, Truman, Frank, Denver, Sam, and Wilton Yates; one sister, Emily Yates. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Debby and Earl Arentz and Denise and Bill Sargent, all of Huntington; one son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Myra Yates, of Barboursville; six grandchildren, Christian and Amy Maynard of Arlington, VA, Eric Maynard and his fiancé, Lori Martin of Morgantown, Elizabeth Arentz of Huntington, Lucas and Leslie Price of Ona, Matt and Karee Yates, and Allison and Brandon Holloman, all of Newnan, GA; four great-grandchildren, Hannah and William Yates Price, Abbie Holloman, and Adalynn Yates.  Visitation will be after 12:00 noon Thursday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. The family would like to thank Mark Grove and the staff of Chateau Grove Assisted Living facility for their kindness and care during Poppy's 15 month stay.