He was born in Jacksonville, FL on May 9th, 1951.
Billy graduated from Englewood High School. He was saved and was baptized at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville. Billy retired from a career with the International Longshoremen’s Association where he worked hard to keep ships and their cargo moving through our port.
Billy loved his family and his friends and enjoyed spending time with them. He lived life to the fullest and his favorite passion was sports of all kind; baseball, golf, racing, and football.
He is predeceased by his father, William Green Yates and his sister Nancy Wingard.
He is survived by his devoted mother Mazie “Marie” Yates; nieces, Lisa Thompson and Vinette Skurpski; nephews, Michael Wingard and Bill Pugliano; cousins, George Ussery and Janis Jones.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020 inside the Chapel of Hardage-Giddens Greenlawn Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Hardage-Giddens Greenlawn Funeral Home with Pastor Andy Pietrylo as Officiant, followed by interment in Greenlawn Cemetery, 4300 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GreenlawnJacksonville.com for the Yates family.
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