Mary Yates

Private services will be scheduled for Mary Elizabeth Yates, 92, of Durham who died Tuesday at Hillsboro Community Hospital.

Born Oct. 1, 1929, at Ft. Leavenworth to Emanuel and Francis (Svesta) Kuchda, she married James Yates on May 30, 1955, at Leavenworth.

Survivors include sons David Yates of Marion and Mark Yates of Linn Valley, daughter Jane Clark of Durham, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial has been established with St. Jude Children’s Hospital.