Donald George Yandle

DONALD GEORGE YANDLE Donald George Yandle, 69, of Bartlesville, longtime resident of Bartlesville and Dewey area, died Wednesday August 29, 2012 at his residence in Bartlesville. Graveside Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday September 1, 2012 at the White Rose Cemetery in Bartlesville, with Rev. Jerry Hix of the Freedom Ministries Church of Copan officiating. Full Military Honors were presented at the graveside by the members of the Bartlesville American Legion James H. Tell Post #105. Graveside Services and cremation arrangements were under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Mr. Yandle was born on September 7, 1942 at Bartlesville, Oklahoma to George Washington and Mary Frances (Myers) Yandle. He moved to Dewey area as a young boy with his family, and attended Dewey public schools, graduating from Dewey High School in 1960. Shortly after his graduation he entered the U.S. Navy and served a 3 year active duty, and 3 years in the Navy reserve during the Vietnam War era. He was honorably discharged from the service in July of 1966. He was married to the former Judy Gray on May 28th 1964 at Dewey, and they made their home at Dewey for several years until moving to Bartlesville in 1968. Mr. Yandle was employed by the Phillips Petroleum Company at the research center as a Lab technician beginning in 1964 and worked there for over 40 years until he retired in 2008. He then worked for a few years for Northrup Grummond Corp. first in Bartlesville and later in Ponca City, until they closed the Ponca City location in 2011. He had been in ill health for the past one and a half years. He was a member of the Sportsman’s Club of Bartlesville. Mr. Yandle is survived by one son Don G.W. Yandle and his wife Kelsey of Dewey, by one daughter Michelle Plett of Bartlesville, and by one sister Mary Lou Duncan, of Colorado, and by his former wife Judy Yandle of Bartlesville; by four grandchildren Sheilah Hale and her husband Matthew of Bartlesville, Shelbie Shadwick, Rory Plett, and Matthew Plett, all of Bartlesville, and by two great-grandchildren Keyonna Hale, and Elena Reid-Shadwick, both of Bartlesville and by a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents George W. Yandle in 1955, and his mother Mary F. Yandle in 1963, and by one brother John Edward Yandle, and two sisters Jo Ann Frisbee and Kathy Yandle. PDF Printable Version

Donald George Yandle

September 7, 1942 - August 29, 2012