- Lillian June Yearton, age 80, of Joplin, Mo., passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
June was born on June 27, 1931, in Joplin the daughter of Howard and Nellie (Hartman) Van Amber. She has been a lifetime area resident, she graduated from Joplin High School in 1950. June was a homemaker, spending her days loving and caring for her family. She attended the Joplin First Church of the Nazarene.
She married Bobby Yearton on Sept. 9, 1952, in Joplin, he survives. Additional survivors include one son, Steven Yearton and his wife, Jeanne, of Joplin; two daughters, Diana Haines and her husband, David, and Susan Randles and her husband, Mitch, both of Joplin, nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Les Van Amber, Bob Van Amber, Ed Van Amber, Jim Van Amber and Infant Van Amber; and by her sister, Edna Mae Van Amber.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday March 26, at the Mason-Woodard Chapel, Pastor Jay Dick, will officiate. Burial will immediately follow in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 4 to 5 p.m.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Chapel.
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1931 - 2012 (80 years)
