Irene Crosby Yandle

COLUMBIA: Irene Crosby Yandle, 84, of Columbia, entered into rest April 18, 2013, at Providence Hospital. Born January 25, 1929, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late James Odom and Lillian Iceline (Beech) Crosby. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond O. Yandle, Sr.; son, Raymond O. Yandle, Jr.; daughter, Claudette Y. Dellinger; sister, Laddie Yandle; and two brothers, James Crosby, Sr., and Paul Crosby, Sr. Mrs. Yandle loved spending time with her family and is survived by a son, Joseph B. Yandle Sr., (Beth); daughter, Kay DeLoach (David); daughter-in-law, Tina Yandle;sister-in-laws, Sally and Betty Yandle; 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren; as well as numerous great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Brookland United Methodist Church, 541 Meeting Street, West Columbia, SC 29169, with Pastor J. Wayne Smith, Jr., officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Active pallbearers will be Ed Zuniga, Ronnie Yandle, Homer Yandle, Eddie Yandle, Brian Thornton and Christopher Whitehead. Honorary pallbearers will include Willie Ferrell, Curtis Wright, Jimmy Johnson, Doug Foster and Jimmy Crosby. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209. The family would like to extend a personal thank you to Dr.'s Vaughn Barnick, Robert Smith and Terry Grainger, for the excellent care they provided to Mrs. Yandle. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to the Brookland UMC, Building Fund, 541 Meeting Street, West Columbia, SC 29169.