In 1940 he and his parents and four siblings lived in a house they were renting for $20 a month in Huttonsville, WV. His father worked as a Presbyterian minister, with an income in 1939 of $1730 for 52 weeks of work.
The News Virginian, February 8, 2009:
James Odell Yount, 86, husband of Bettie (McCann) Yount, of Hillsmere Lane, Staunton and formerly of Davis Road in Waynesboro, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at his home at Loyalton Assistant Living of Staunton.
Mr. Yount was born on February 23, 1922, in Hickory, North Carolina, a son of the late Glenn Odell and Mary Elizabeth (May) Yount.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Yount was preceded in death by his brother, William Davis Yount; and a sister Mary Frances Landis.
James was a United States Veteran of the Army Air Corp serving his country proudly during World War II and the Korean War.
Mr. Yount was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College and attended Union Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Hat Creek and Diamond Hill Presbyterian Churches in Campbell County, taught school in the Lynchburg City Schools and was retired from Mecklenburg County as a Parole Officer.
Surviving in addition to his wife to whom he married on December 1, 1944, include three daughters, Linda Dillehunt of Charlottesville, Sue Burton of Danville and Becky Lightner of Staunton; two sisters, Rena Dyer of Rochester, Minnesota and Betty May Gregory of Jackson Springs, North Carolina; four grandchildren, James and Joshua Lightner and Lori and David Dillehunt; three step-grandchildren, Mike and Jeff Burton and Teresa Hedrick; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at coffmanfuneralhome.net.
The News Virginian, February 8, 2009:
James Odell Yount, 86, husband of Bettie (McCann) Yount, of Hillsmere Lane, Staunton and formerly of Davis Road in Waynesboro, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at his home at Loyalton Assistant Living of Staunton.
Mr. Yount was born on February 23, 1922, in Hickory, North Carolina, a son of the late Glenn Odell and Mary Elizabeth (May) Yount.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Yount was preceded in death by his brother, William Davis Yount; and a sister Mary Frances Landis.
James was a United States Veteran of the Army Air Corp serving his country proudly during World War II and the Korean War.
Mr. Yount was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College and attended Union Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Hat Creek and Diamond Hill Presbyterian Churches in Campbell County, taught school in the Lynchburg City Schools and was retired from Mecklenburg County as a Parole Officer.
Surviving in addition to his wife to whom he married on December 1, 1944, include three daughters, Linda Dillehunt of Charlottesville, Sue Burton of Danville and Becky Lightner of Staunton; two sisters, Rena Dyer of Rochester, Minnesota and Betty May Gregory of Jackson Springs, North Carolina; four grandchildren, James and Joshua Lightner and Lori and David Dillehunt; three step-grandchildren, Mike and Jeff Burton and Teresa Hedrick; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at coffmanfuneralhome.net.
In 1940 he and his parents and four siblings lived in a house they were renting for $20 a month in Huttonsville, WV. His father worked as a Presbyterian minister, with an income in 1939 of $1730 for 52 weeks of work.
The News Virginian, February 8, 2009:
James Odell Yount, 86, husband of Bettie (McCann) Yount, of Hillsmere Lane, Staunton and formerly of Davis Road in Waynesboro, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at his home at Loyalton Assistant Living of Staunton.
Mr. Yount was born on February 23, 1922, in Hickory, North Carolina, a son of the late Glenn Odell and Mary Elizabeth (May) Yount.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Yount was preceded in death by his brother, William Davis Yount; and a sister Mary Frances Landis.
James was a United States Veteran of the Army Air Corp serving his country proudly during World War II and the Korean War.
Mr. Yount was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College and attended Union Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Hat Creek and Diamond Hill Presbyterian Churches in Campbell County, taught school in the Lynchburg City Schools and was retired from Mecklenburg County as a Parole Officer.
Surviving in addition to his wife to whom he married on December 1, 1944, include three daughters, Linda Dillehunt of Charlottesville, Sue Burton of Danville and Becky Lightner of Staunton; two sisters, Rena Dyer of Rochester, Minnesota and Betty May Gregory of Jackson Springs, North Carolina; four grandchildren, James and Joshua Lightner and Lori and David Dillehunt; three step-grandchildren, Mike and Jeff Burton and Teresa Hedrick; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at coffmanfuneralhome.net.
The News Virginian, February 8, 2009:
James Odell Yount, 86, husband of Bettie (McCann) Yount, of Hillsmere Lane, Staunton and formerly of Davis Road in Waynesboro, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at his home at Loyalton Assistant Living of Staunton.
Mr. Yount was born on February 23, 1922, in Hickory, North Carolina, a son of the late Glenn Odell and Mary Elizabeth (May) Yount.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Yount was preceded in death by his brother, William Davis Yount; and a sister Mary Frances Landis.
James was a United States Veteran of the Army Air Corp serving his country proudly during World War II and the Korean War.
Mr. Yount was a graduate of Davis and Elkins College and attended Union Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Hat Creek and Diamond Hill Presbyterian Churches in Campbell County, taught school in the Lynchburg City Schools and was retired from Mecklenburg County as a Parole Officer.
Surviving in addition to his wife to whom he married on December 1, 1944, include three daughters, Linda Dillehunt of Charlottesville, Sue Burton of Danville and Becky Lightner of Staunton; two sisters, Rena Dyer of Rochester, Minnesota and Betty May Gregory of Jackson Springs, North Carolina; four grandchildren, James and Joshua Lightner and Lori and David Dillehunt; three step-grandchildren, Mike and Jeff Burton and Teresa Hedrick; and three step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at coffmanfuneralhome.net.
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