Howard R. Yates, 89, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Rock Ridge Care Center in Shellsburg. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Palo United Methodist Church, where friends may call from 9.a.m. until service time Saturday. Visitation will be held at the church’s Fellowship Hall from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.

A memorial fund has been established for the church or for the charity of the donor’s choice.

A full obituary will appear in the Wednesday edition of The Gazette.

Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton,  is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be sent to www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com

Published Nov. 26, 2012 in The Gazette