Obituary of Raymond Yandle

ST. MATTHEWS: Funeral service for Raymond O. Yandle, Jr., 66, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013, in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, officiated by Reverend Wayne Golden. Pallbearers will be Frank Austin, Danny Buford, J.C. Ellisor, John Livesey, Otis Sessions and Mike Younginer. Honorary pallbearers will be Sonny Young, Robert Wessinger, Joseph Brian Yandle, Jr. and Rev. Herbert Frank Shealy. Interment with Masonic Honors will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 4 - 6 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Raymond's name to: Shriner's Hospital for Children, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605. Mr. Yandle passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of Lora Virginia Williams and the late Raymond O. Yandle, Sr. He was a 1965 graduate of Olympia High School. Mr. Yandle was a member of Congaree Baptist Church. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge #325, the Jamil Shrine Center and Choo-Choo's and Jesters. He was retired from Day & Zimmerman. Raymond enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing and working in his garage; he loved life. Survivors include his mother, Lora Virginia Williams; step-mother, Irene Yandle; his loving wife, Tina Yandle; sons, Raymond O. Yandle III and Eddie Yandle (Ruth) all of St. Matthews; sister, Kay Yandle DeLoach (David) of West Columbia; brother, Joseph Brian Yandle, Sr., (Beth) of West Columbia; eight grandchildren, Curtis Pacheco, Raymond O. Yandle IV, Johnathan Yandle, Brandi Pacheco, Tabitha Hardison, Kelly Pacheco, Amanda Yandle and McKenzie Gunter; two great grandchildren, Freeman Bryan Alford, Jr., and William Hunter Hardison; also numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Yandle was preceded in death by his father; a sister, Claudette Yandle; brother, Speedie Williams; and step-father Jack E. Williams, Sr.