Wyatt was a 55 year member of the Masonic Lodge, Abu Bekr Shrine, and a past member of the Elks. He was an active member of the Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce while he was in business and served as president. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Storm Lake Jay Cee’s in 1966. He is a past president of the Storm Lake Library Board, also serving as chairman of the building committee when the new library and Witter Gallery were built. Wyatt served as mayor of Strom Lake in 1975, and was instrumental in promoting the addition of trees and planters when Lake Avenue was redone in that year. He is a past director of Citizen’s First National Bank and the First National Company. He also was on the advisory board of Job Service of Iowa. Wyatt was a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church where he served as trustee and elder, and was a member of the planning committee for the renovation of the sanctuary in 1976.
Preceding Wyatt in death are his parents, his wife Lola on September 23, 1990, and brother-in-law, James Prichard.
Surviving Wyatt are his two children; Wyatt K. Yon of West Des Moines and Catherine Y. and her husband Thomas J. Elward of Chicago, IL. Also surviving are four grandchildren; Elizabeth Grace Elward, Daniel John Elward, Wyatt Samuel Yon and Ella Catherine Yon, one sister, Eloise Prichard of Storm Lake, nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Wyatt was a 55 year member of the Masonic Lodge, Abu Bekr Shrine, and a past member of the Elks. He was an active member of the Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce while he was in business and served as president. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Storm Lake Jay Cee’s in 1966. He is a past president of the Storm Lake Library Board, also serving as chairman of the building committee when the new library and Witter Gallery were built. Wyatt served as mayor of Strom Lake in 1975, and was instrumental in promoting the addition of trees and planters when Lake Avenue was redone in that year. He is a past director of Citizen’s First National Bank and the First National Company. He also was on the advisory board of Job Service of Iowa. Wyatt was a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church where he served as trustee and elder, and was a member of the planning committee for the renovation of the sanctuary in 1976.
Preceding Wyatt in death are his parents, his wife Lola on September 23, 1990, and brother-in-law, James Prichard.
Surviving Wyatt are his two children; Wyatt K. Yon of West Des Moines and Catherine Y. and her husband Thomas J. Elward of Chicago, IL. Also surviving are four grandchildren; Elizabeth Grace Elward, Daniel John Elward, Wyatt Samuel Yon and Ella Catherine Yon, one sister, Eloise Prichard of Storm Lake, nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
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