Sherrill Jean Yeates Williams passed away October 26, 2014, at her home in Littlefield, Arizona, from complications due to diabetes. She was 72 years old.
Sherrill was born January 20, 1942 in Sacramento, California to Vern Wendell and Hazel Richards Yeates. She was raised in Malad City, Idaho. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and had since a teenager played the organ at various times throughout her life for church services, weddings, and funerals. She competed in 1959 in the Miss Malad City beauty pageant and won the Miss Congeniality recognition. She was married on October 6, 1960 to Vanez LeRoy Hawkes they, had two children, Devan Troy and Kayelene Dawn Hawkes. They were sealed as a family in the LDS Temple in Logan on June 11, 1964. They were later divorced.
Following divorce, Sherrill relocated with her two children to California. She worked for the California Department of Corrections and retired after over 25 years of service.
She had remarried three times: Saul Trauner deceased; Allen Dale Sage of San Bernardino, California; and Mark Russell Williams, the latter being her husband for over 26 years. The last several years she has required a lot of care and Mark has taken care of her and was there caring for her when she passed away. Sherrill is survived by her husband, Mark Williams, of Littlefield, Arizona; her children Devan Hawkes of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; and Kayelene Kendall Hornberger of Orem, Utah; 13 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren with 2 more due in 2015; and her siblings: Vern Wendell Gail Yeates, Jr. of Dubois, Wyoming; Richard Joan Yeates of Vancouver, Washington; Garth Bobbie Yeates of Riverton, Wyoming; and JoycelynRandy Vest of Payson, Utah. Her parents preceded her in death.
A service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 1:00 PM at North Logan 12th Ward, 2540 N 400 East in Logan. There will be a viewing prior to the services from 12-12:45 pm. Following the service, she will be interred near her parents at the Logan City Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at
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