YOST, Robert

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Sunday, June 17, 2007 Robert Yost died in Prescott at the age of 92. He was born in Venango Twp., Pa., on Feb. 10, 1915. He has resided in Prescott for 12 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philetus Yost and Mildred Bailey Yost. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jeanne Wright Yost; his son Bradley (Monica); also his granddaughter Summer Yost; brothers, James (Diane) and Bernard (Ellen). Robert worked at the Naval Supply Depot in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during World War II as a Civil Service employee. He was a mechanic and retired from maintaining a Coca-Cola fleet in Erie, Pa., in 1980. In his retirement, he became a talented woodworker. He made children's toys, model cars and rocking horses. He was an honest and hard-working person. There wasn't a task he wouldn't tackle. He single handedly put a cedar-shake roof on our house in Phoenix. He will be remembered and missed by all. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be directed to Alzheimer Association of Northern Arizona, 225 Grove Ave., Prescott, Ariz., 86301. A Memorial Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at the Yost residence, 1170 Lago Vista, Prescott, Ariz. Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Information provided by survivors.