Arnold "Champ" YOAKUM
- Born: 12 Oct 1911, Greenbrier Co., WV 55
- Marriage: Clara Marie BENNETT
- Died: 22 Jun 1986, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 74 55,74
- Buried: 24 Jun 1986, Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 74
General Notes:
The Charleston Gazette, 23 June 1986
ARNOLD YOAKUM, 74, OF RUPERT, GREENBRIER County, died June 22, 1986, in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a long illness. He was a member of Bascom United Methodist Church and was a retired coal miner. Surviving: wife, Marie Bennett Yoakum; daughter, Rita Lilly of Rupert; son, Ronnie of Rupert; sisters, Betty O'Dell and Mary Ruffner, both of Rainelle, Blanche Whitlow of McRoss; brothers, Woodrow and Festy, both of Rupert; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Albert Shortbridge officiating. Burial will be in Wallace-Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Champ married Clara Marie BENNETT. (Clara Marie BENNETT was born on 15 Aug 1918 in Greenbrier Co., WV,55 died on 4 May 2003 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV 55 and was buried in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 64.)
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