Jack Brooks Yates Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 8, 2023, at the age of 95, Jack Brooks Yates of Lexington, Mississippi, born in Shelby, Mississippi passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jack Brooks Yates to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Thomas Elijah Yates and Julia Hilliard Yates; and his former wife Patricia Scobey Yates of Lexington, MS. He is survived by: his wife Beth Beall Yates; his brother Gene Allen Yates of Jackson, MS; his children, Suzanne Yates Best of Jackson, MS, Jack Brooks Yates, Jr. (Linda) of Dallas, TX and Max Scobey Yates (Karen) of Ridgeland, MS; his grandchildren, Nathan Campbell Best, Jr. (Kimberly) of Madison, MS, Suzanna Crawford Best of Nashville, TN, Jack Brooks Yates III (Casey) of Midland, TX, Elizabeth Minton Yates of Dallas, TX, Crawford Pinkston Yates (Meredith) of Dallas, TX, Max Logan Yates of Ridgeland, MS and Jonathan Price Yates of Ridgeland, MS; his stepsons, Howard Talmadge "Tal" Clark (Janie) of Pensacola, FL and John Beall Clark (Cindy) of Cleveland, MS; and his stepgreat-grandchildren, Grey Gillespie Clark (Brett), Fletcher Ely Clark of Cleveland, MS, Pace Talmadge Clark and Peyton Clark Magee (Kyle) of Pensacola, FL. He is also survived by six great grandchildren.
Jack's family requests that if you desire, memorials in lieu of flowers be sent to the Meta Moore Foundation, C/O First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 127, Lexington, MS 39095 which provides scholarships to students at Central Holmes Christian School in Lexington, Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery Inc., P.O. Box 1213, Lexington, MS 39095, or the charity of your choice.
