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Charlene Yarbrough

Charlene Yarbrough, 89, of Ferriday, La., formerly of Prescott, died Saturday, February 17, 2001, at Riverland Medical Center.

Mrs. Yarbrough was born March 12, 1911, in Ozan to Stewart and Lula Crano. She graduated from high school in Ozan and attended Southern State College in Magnolia. She was a graduate of Temple Business College in Temple, Texas. She moved to Prescott in August of 1945 with her husband, R.F. Bob' Yarbrough, and their son, Charles, who was five years old. She was a lifetime member of Rose Garden Club and the Tri-Service Club, where she served in various offices. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women's Association. She was preceded in death by her husband Bob in 1996.

Cherishing her memory are her son and daughter-in-law, Charles R. and Pamela D. Yarbrough; her two grandsons and their wives, Chuck and Laura Yarbrough of Atlanta, Ga., and Brad and Lena Yarbrough of Monroe, Ga.; and her two great grandsons, Hunter and Sterling Yarbrough of Monroe, Ga.

Funeral services were held Monday, February 19, at First United Methodist Church in Prescott with Bro. Jim Lenderman officiating. Interment was in DeAnn Cemetery under the direction of Shackelford Funeral Home of Prescott.