YESSILTH, Samuel, Jr.

JEDDITO, Ariz. - Graveside services for Samuel Yessilth Jr., 35, will be held at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 31 at the Jeddito Community Cemetery. Yessilth Jr. died Oct. 28 in Fort Defiance, Ariz. He was born Oct. 7, 1964 in Jeddito, Ariz. into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Towering House People Clan. Yessilth Jr. was employed by Dine College in Tsaile, Ariz. and also worked in Snowflake, Ariz. He attended Window Rock High School and a graduate of Dine College. His hobby included traveling. He was a self-employed silversmith. Survivors include his wife, Liz Thompson of Tsaile, Ariz.; parents, Samuel Yessilth Sr. and Shirley Guy Yessilth, both of Jeddito, Ariz.; brothers, Steven Yessilth and Stanson Yessilth; and a sister, Janice Yessilth Ashley. Yessilth was preceded in death by his grandparents. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services at the Yessilth residence in Jeddito. Tse Bonito Mortuary has charge of arrangements