Joe Cecil Yancy

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Mr. Joe Cecil Yancy, 68, of Horshoe Bend, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Community Medical Center in Calico Rock.

He was a mechanic and a member of the Pentecostal faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rube and Myrtle Yancy; one son, Cecil Wayne Yancy; and one sister, Francis Aline Huffins.

He leaves behind his spouse, Joyce Huffins Yancy of Lepanto;

Three daughters, Ellie Katchuba of Dade City, Fla., Ruby Huffins of Lepanto and Darlene Rix of Dade City;

Four sons, Steven Yancy of Lepanto, Bobby Yancy of Dade City, Danny Joe Yancy of Dade City, and George Alan Yancy of Jackson, Tenn.;

Three sisters, Juanita Mohr of Paragould, Dorothy Lancaster of Keiser and Isadora Hudsteth of Clarkdale;

Two brothers, Presley Yancy of Caraway and Wesley Yancy of Etowah; and

Five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services will follow after the visitation at the funeral home with Brother Huey Meherg officiating. Burial will follow at Garden Point Cemetery in Etowah.