Leese Cortney Yarbrough

Leese Yarbrough, 63, died after a short illness December 31, 2012 in Yakima, Washington. Mr. Yarbrough was the son of Joyce Yarbrough, former Union City, IN resident and currently of Farmland, IN and Winter Haven, FL. He was preceded in death by his father, Holly “Skip” Yarbrough, in 2005.

In addition to his mother, Leese is survived by daughters Kebron, of Brush Prairie, WA and Kortney, of Southern Pines, NC; a sister, Betsy Yarbrough Donley (Roger) of Santa Clarita, CA; fiancée Susan Rapp, of Yakima, WA; former wife Lonelle of Battleground, WA, and nephews Vincent and Drake Donley.

Leese graduated from Randolph Eastern High School in 1967 and Southeast Missouri State University in 1971. He was a member of the basketball team of those schools. He was also active in DeMolay, where he served as Master Councilor. Mr. Yarbrough was President of Lecoya Packaging and Process Equipment, Inc. in Vancouver, WA. He was a member of BPOE lodges in Union City and Vancouver (where served as Exalted Ruler) and Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity.

A celebration of life service will be held at the Vancouver, WA Elks Lodge at 1:00PM January 19, 2013. The family requests memorial contributions be made to "UCCHS Alumni Association, Inc." at the following address: UCCHS Alumni Association, Inc. 334 North High Street Union City, IN 47390 . Please include Leese Yarbrough Memorial Scholarship Fund in the subject line. The scholarship will be awarded to a Union City Community High School senior who has exemplified outstanding local civic involvement.