Willie Leon Yawn (1911 - 1963)

Born 25 Nov 1911 in Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Died 23 Nov 1963 at age 51 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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Willie Yawn is buried in Blakley Cemetery.

Biography

Willie Leon Yawn was born on Nov 25, 1911 in Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of James William Yawn and Charity McQueen. He had four siblings, namely: Clinton R, Emel "M. L.", James Ernest, and Johnnie Landrum. He died on Nov 23, 1963 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 51).

Willie Leon Yawn was buried in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Blakely Cemetery).

Race: (White) He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Beat 2, Leake, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Rural, Covington, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Lodger).

Willie Leon Yawn and Bertha C Yawn had the following children:

1. Joe Wayne Yawn was born about 1939 in Mississippi, USA.

Laurel Leader-Call, Wednesday, November 27, 1963, p. 2

WILLIE LEON YAWN

COLLINS, Miss. – Funeral services for Willie Leon Yawn, 52, of Collins, Route 4, were held Tuesday, 2 p.m., from the Blakely Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. Mr. Nichols and the Rev. W. H. Driskell officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Yawn, a carpenter and a member of the Blakely Creek Church, died unexpectedly at his home Monday evening.

Survivors include two sons, Joe Wayne Yawn, Hattiesburg, and Bill Bert Yawn, Fort Stewart, Ga.; three brothers, Clinton Yawn, Lumberton; Ernest Yawn, Collins, Route 4, and Johnnie Yawn, Hattiesburg; his father, J. Will Yawn, Collins; one sister, Mrs. Harold E. Graham, Hattiesburg, and two grandsons. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Published Laurel Leader-Call, Wednesday, November 27, 1963, p. 2

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