Joshua "Josh" Mathew Yester
September 27, 1982 — February 24, 2008
Joshua Mathew "Josh" Yester, 25, Vinton (Rio Grande community), passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 at his residence. He was born September 27, 1982 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Alvin Ray and Sheila Faye (Blanton) Yester. A self-employed light construction worker, he was a 2000 Graduate of Gallia Academy High School.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons: Dakota and Bishop Yester, Gallipolis; mother of his children, Amanda Smith; brother, Tony Yester, Flat Rock, West Virginia; Paternal Grandmother, Thelma Yester, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia; Maternal Grandparents: Erskine and Joyce Blanton, Vinton, Ohio and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Josh was preceded in death by Paternal Grandfather, Albert Yester.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave, Gallipolis, with Rev. Carl Swisher officiating. Burial will follow at Jordan Baptist Church Cemetery, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia. Friends may call from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
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