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Troy was born April 11, 1919, to the late James Walter Bud and Mahalia Mattie Weaver Yandell at the county line of Logan and Yell Counties just south of Blue Mountain.

He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, retired cattle and cotton farmer and a devoted Christian and Bible student.

Troy was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ina Pearl Clack Yandell; two brothers, Wilburn Yandell and Willard Yandell; and two sisters, Lillian Yandell and Myrtle Yandell.

Troy is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lillie Ina Belle Garner Yandell of Havana; a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Fern Yandell of Havana; one brother, Roy D. Yandell of Boise, Idaho; one granddaughter and her husband, Allison and Kenny Akin; three great-grandchildren, Megan Pearce and her fiance Richard Conrad, Ryan Akin and Haley Akin; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at the Moores Chapel Church. Burial will be at Moores Chapel Cemetery with Military Honors.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Pallbearers include Lonnie Kennedy, Johnny Kennedy, Eston Yandell, Greg Caldwell, Danny Rohde and Jared Brasher.

Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville.

Online guestbook and condolences at http://www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.

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Obituary: Troy Yandell