Roy Eldon Yost
September 24, 1924 — March 10, 2006
Roy Eldon Yost, of Madison Kansas, died on March 10, 2006, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas, at the age of 81.
He was born on September 24, 1924 in Stockton Missouri the son of John and Mary (Hayward) Yost. He was raised in Stockton and attended school there. He then joined the United States Army and served his country with dignity and honor in World War II. After the Army he farmed near Stockton, Mo. In 1951 he moved to the Madison, Kansas area where he worked in the Oilfields as an electrician.
On May 8, 1948 Roy was united in marriage to Margie Richardson in Stockton, Missouri. Margie preceded Roy in death on September 9, 1982.
He is survived by two sons, John of Thompson, Missouri and James of Madison, Kansas, and two brothers Robert of Wichita, Kansas and Joe of Rosalia, Kansas and one sister Mary Mann of Eureka, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and his son Mark in 1966, and brother John.
Private inurnment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery at a later date.
A memorial has been established in His name with Medical Lodge of Eureka. Contributions may be sent c/o Koup family Funeral Home P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045
He was born on September 24, 1924 in Stockton Missouri the son of John and Mary (Hayward) Yost. He was raised in Stockton and attended school there. He then joined the United States Army and served his country with dignity and honor in World War II. After the Army he farmed near Stockton, Mo. In 1951 he moved to the Madison, Kansas area where he worked in the Oilfields as an electrician.
On May 8, 1948 Roy was united in marriage to Margie Richardson in Stockton, Missouri. Margie preceded Roy in death on September 9, 1982.
He is survived by two sons, John of Thompson, Missouri and James of Madison, Kansas, and two brothers Robert of Wichita, Kansas and Joe of Rosalia, Kansas and one sister Mary Mann of Eureka, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and his son Mark in 1966, and brother John.
Private inurnment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery at a later date.
A memorial has been established in His name with Medical Lodge of Eureka. Contributions may be sent c/o Koup family Funeral Home P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045
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