BLACKSBURG, S.C. - Thomas Wesley Yeager Jr., 63, 185 Knox's Farm Road, passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center.
Born in Reynoldsville, W.Va., Mr. Yeager was the son of the late Thomas Wesley Yeager Sr. and Ila Jean Hickmen Yeager.
He worked as a materials handler for an electrical company and was a member of Bristol Methodist Church in Bristolville.
Mr. Yeager is survived by his wife, Judy Ruth Markley Yeager, at home; two brothers, William Yeager of Garrettsville and Kenny Yeager of Kent; a sister, Dixie Klien of Lyndurst; and two grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Yeager was preceded in death by a son, Rodney Yeager; a brother, Randy Yeager; and a sister, Gladys Laveen.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Bristol United Methodist Church in Bristolville, where funeral services will follow at 5:30 p.m. with Pastor Roger Norton officiating. Nephews will serve as pallbearers and a dinner will follow at the church.
Local arrangements were entrusted to the Shafer-Winans Chapel of Lane Family Funeral Homes in Cortland.
Friends may view this tribute and send condolences to the family at www.lanefuneralhomes. com or at www.gordonmortuary.com.
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