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Yearick, George Willard Jr

Yearick, George Willard Jr

Male 1935 - 2024  (88 years)

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  • Name Yearick, George Willard 
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 11 Apr 1935  Marion Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jacksonville Cemetery 
    Address:
    Jacksonville Cemetery 
    Death 1 Apr 2024  Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Bradford Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 
    Obituary 24 Apr 2024  State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Centre Daily Times 
    • Troy, Pennsylvania - George Willard Yearick, Jr., 88, of Troy, PA, passed into eternity on April 1, 2024, at the Bradford Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Burlington, PA. He was born on April 11, 1935, in Marion Township, Centre County, PA. He was a son of the late George Willard and Ruby Frazier Yearick. George was a graduate of Mansfield University and after graduation was hired as the Director of Bands at Troy High School. He later became the principal at Troy High School. In his retirement years, George served as the principal of St. Agnes elementary school in Towanda, PA. George was active in the Lions Club as a past District Governor, was the Choir Director at the First Presbyterian Church for many years, and was a member of the Faculty Lodge on Armenia Mountain and the Penn State Nittany Lion Club. He also directed a musical combo that played various venues around the local area and helped form a Lions Club state band. He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Graffius Yearick who passed away on August 7, 2019; a brother, Homer Yearick (Morehead City, NC), and sisters June Walizer (Howard, PA), and Ethel Fisher (Murphy, NC). He is survived by a son; Vince Yearick, of Lovettsville, VA; and four grandchildren, Hannah, Rachel, Micah, and Stephan Yearick. Burial was in Jacksonville, Cemetery, Marion Township, PA. A memorial service will be held August 2nd at the Presbyterian Church in Troy.
    _UID 226D00DDE2F4407FB3AADF659B9387C92034 
    Burial Jacksonville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Jacksonville Cemetery 
    Oldest Known Ancestors
    Paternal Line: John George Yearick,   b. 12 Apr 1788, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1864, Madisonburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Maternal Line: Ruby Arlena Frazier,   b. 8 Jul 1894, Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1961, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I8782  Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Yearick, George Willard,   b. 2 Jan 1891, Jacksonville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1971, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Frazier, Ruby Arlena,   b. 8 Jul 1894, Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1961, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1916 
    Family ID F3486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Graffius, Patricia,   b. 25 Oct 1937, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 2019 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1957  Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024