Leroy Yoakum 
M, (28 September 1900 - 14 November 1996)
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- 9th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Leroy Yoakum was born on 28 September 1900. He was the son of Henry Clay Yoakum and Hermione Elizabeth Foss. Leroy Yoakum married, at age 21, Lottie Rowland on Monday, 7 November 1921. Leroy Yoakum died on 14 November 1996 at McCall Hospital at age 96 years, 1 month and 17 days. He was buried Spink Cemetery.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Bob Howton, comp., 'Obituaries - Leroy Yoakum,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 9 (July 2002), p. 10.
LEROY YOAKUM
Leroy Yoakum, 96, of McCall, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996, in a McCall hospital following a short illness.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall. Burial will follow in Spink Cemetery, under direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
Leroy was one of very few surviving first generation natives born in the area. He was born Sept. 28, 1900, in New Meadows Valley, to Henry Clay and Hermie Foss Yoakum. He spent his entire life in the McCall and New Meadows area. Following the death of his parents at a very young age, he spent a lot of his youth at the Yoakum Hot Springs family homestead, which is now known as Zim s Hot Springs.
Leroy married Lottie Rowland on Nov. 7, 1921, at Council. For almost 67 years they spent their lives together enjoying their common love of nature. Their home was filled with love and acceptance of all who entered.
Roy spent most his life as a logger and sawmill worker. In later life, he was a caretaker of the McCall Cemetery. He took great pride in his work there, and continued until he was well into his nineties.
He will be long remembered for his smile, twinkling eyes, kind heart and loving ways and words. His greatest passions and the happiest times in life were spent hunting, fishing, huckleberrying and trapping. Even though he might be hesitant to tell you where the thot spotsA were, he was always happy to take you there.
Leroy was preceded in death by his wife, Lottie, in 1989; two brothers, Warren and Marvin Yoakum; two sisters, Nancy Rowland and Viola Houton. He is survived by two sisters, Clara Claghorn of Boise and Geraldine McCoy of Little Salmon River; many nieces and nephews, as well as many grand, great-grand and great-great-grandnieces and nephews. Also surviving him are a host of relatives and friends who will miss him always.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Bob Howton, comp., 'Obituaries - Leroy Yoakum,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 9 (July 2002), p. 10.
LEROY YOAKUM
Leroy Yoakum, 96, of McCall, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 1996, in a McCall hospital following a short illness.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall. Burial will follow in Spink Cemetery, under direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
Leroy was one of very few surviving first generation natives born in the area. He was born Sept. 28, 1900, in New Meadows Valley, to Henry Clay and Hermie Foss Yoakum. He spent his entire life in the McCall and New Meadows area. Following the death of his parents at a very young age, he spent a lot of his youth at the Yoakum Hot Springs family homestead, which is now known as Zim s Hot Springs.
Leroy married Lottie Rowland on Nov. 7, 1921, at Council. For almost 67 years they spent their lives together enjoying their common love of nature. Their home was filled with love and acceptance of all who entered.
Roy spent most his life as a logger and sawmill worker. In later life, he was a caretaker of the McCall Cemetery. He took great pride in his work there, and continued until he was well into his nineties.
He will be long remembered for his smile, twinkling eyes, kind heart and loving ways and words. His greatest passions and the happiest times in life were spent hunting, fishing, huckleberrying and trapping. Even though he might be hesitant to tell you where the thot spotsA were, he was always happy to take you there.
Leroy was preceded in death by his wife, Lottie, in 1989; two brothers, Warren and Marvin Yoakum; two sisters, Nancy Rowland and Viola Houton. He is survived by two sisters, Clara Claghorn of Boise and Geraldine McCoy of Little Salmon River; many nieces and nephews, as well as many grand, great-grand and great-great-grandnieces and nephews. Also surviving him are a host of relatives and friends who will miss him always.
Last Edited=12 Jan 2012