John Yingling, 85, of Stowell, passed away Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Arboretum of Winnie Nursing Home. A native of Missouri and a twenty-one year resident of Stowell, John worked as a truck driver for Lone Star Distributing.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Yingling; sons, Ted Bennett and his wife Cheryl of Pineland and Roger Dugas and his wife Darlene of Mt. Belvieu; daughters, Shari George of Baytown, Alice Simon and her husband Alvin of Winnie and Trudy Harrington and her husband Johnny of Orangfield; seventeen grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 22, 2009, at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father Michael Jamail officiating under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer, Winnie. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. A gathering of his family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 21, 2009, with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., at the mortuary.
