William Yanney obituary: William Yanney's Obituary, Dayton
In Memory Of
William S. Yanney
1929 - 2021
In Memory Of
William S. Yanney
1929 - 2021
William Strome Yanney died September 14, 2021, age 91, Kettering, Ohio. Born, Dec 31, 1929, Alliance, Ohio. Received into membership of the Presbyterian Church in Alliance, 1942. He earned his Boy Scout Eagle Pin in 1944. Crossed Lake Erie in a 16’ rowboat, a 32-hour trip, with friend Dick Hauk in August of 1946. Surviving that trip, he entered the U.S. Army at the age of 16 after the conclusion of WWII, but officially a WWII and Korean Veteran, 1946-48, earning the WWII Victory Metal. Was called to ministry in 1947. Active Duty, U.S. Army Chaplain, 1957-1962, Fort Dix and Korea. Was active in the U.S. Army Reserve Components from 1962-1989. Served 10 years as State Chaplain to the Adjutant General in the Illinois National Guard. Retired with 34 years of service, January 1990 with rank of Colonel and as Brigadier General on the National Guard retirement list of the State of Illinois, and awarded the President’s Legion of Merit and the National Guard Metal of Merit. He returned to Active Duty as U.S. Army Chaplain for Desert Storm Family Support Duty, Jan-Jul 1991.
His education included College of Wooster, BA, 1948-1952, Princeton Theological Seminary, BD, 1952-1956, University of Illinois, Dept. of the Classics, MA, 1966-1971, General Command and Staff College, U.S. Army, Correspondence and Residence, 1968-1972, Graduate U.S. Army Chaplaincy Schools, equivalent of two years, in increments.
He served as Pastor, Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, IN, 1962-1966: as Assoc. Pastor, First Church, Champaign IL, 1966-1971; as Pastor, Kirkmont Presbyterian Church, Beavercreek, OH 1971-1975; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, IN 1975-1976; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Arcola, IL, 1977-1980; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, IL 1980-1985; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Grand Junction and Paton, IA, 1985-1988; Interim Pastor, Appanoose-Faith Presbyterian Church and Colusa United Methodist Church, IL, 1989-1990; and Interim Pastor, Covington Presbyterian Church, and West Liberty Church, Ohio.
Over his lifetime, his hobbies and activities included Ham radio (W9GIV), coin collecting, weight lifting (benching in excess of 500 lbs), rock collecting (Keokuk geodes), astronomy, amateur magician, National Geographic collecting, and Charles Dickens’s historian. He was a member of Rotary International, and the Wright Patterson AF Aero Club as a private pilot. He served as a past president for the Dayton Area Chapter of TROA, The Retired Officers Association. He memorized Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” in the early 1960’s, and presented it to over 300 audiences over the next 40 years. He memorized the Gospel of John, wrote, “A Passion for the Living Christ”, The Gospel of John Play Scripted with Exposition, published 2006.
William is preceded in death by his father George, his mother Phoebe, his brother George, his sister Flo, his third wife Dorothy, and her son Eric. He is survived by his first wife, Lois, and their six daughters and two sons, in addition to grandchildren and great grandchildren: by his second wife Carmen and their two daughters and one son; and his third wife Dorothy’s extended family.
In his last months of life, he simply served as an imperfect vessel, attempting to share Christ with those who visited his room at Oak Creek Terrace in Kettering, passing out copies of “A Passion for the Living Christ”. He dedicated the book- To my mother who taught me as a little boy, afraid to go to sleep without a night light, “Don’t be afraid of the dark Billy, Jesus is always in your corner.”
Private family services will be held at a later date.
His education included College of Wooster, BA, 1948-1952, Princeton Theological Seminary, BD, 1952-1956, University of Illinois, Dept. of the Classics, MA, 1966-1971, General Command and Staff College, U.S. Army, Correspondence and Residence, 1968-1972, Graduate U.S. Army Chaplaincy Schools, equivalent of two years, in increments.
He served as Pastor, Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, IN, 1962-1966: as Assoc. Pastor, First Church, Champaign IL, 1966-1971; as Pastor, Kirkmont Presbyterian Church, Beavercreek, OH 1971-1975; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, IN 1975-1976; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Arcola, IL, 1977-1980; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, IL 1980-1985; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Grand Junction and Paton, IA, 1985-1988; Interim Pastor, Appanoose-Faith Presbyterian Church and Colusa United Methodist Church, IL, 1989-1990; and Interim Pastor, Covington Presbyterian Church, and West Liberty Church, Ohio.
Over his lifetime, his hobbies and activities included Ham radio (W9GIV), coin collecting, weight lifting (benching in excess of 500 lbs), rock collecting (Keokuk geodes), astronomy, amateur magician, National Geographic collecting, and Charles Dickens’s historian. He was a member of Rotary International, and the Wright Patterson AF Aero Club as a private pilot. He served as a past president for the Dayton Area Chapter of TROA, The Retired Officers Association. He memorized Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” in the early 1960’s, and presented it to over 300 audiences over the next 40 years. He memorized the Gospel of John, wrote, “A Passion for the Living Christ”, The Gospel of John Play Scripted with Exposition, published 2006.
William is preceded in death by his father George, his mother Phoebe, his brother George, his sister Flo, his third wife Dorothy, and her son Eric. He is survived by his first wife, Lois, and their six daughters and two sons, in addition to grandchildren and great grandchildren: by his second wife Carmen and their two daughters and one son; and his third wife Dorothy’s extended family.
In his last months of life, he simply served as an imperfect vessel, attempting to share Christ with those who visited his room at Oak Creek Terrace in Kettering, passing out copies of “A Passion for the Living Christ”. He dedicated the book- To my mother who taught me as a little boy, afraid to go to sleep without a night light, “Don’t be afraid of the dark Billy, Jesus is always in your corner.”
Private family services will be held at a later date.
William Strome Yanney died September 14, 2021, age 91, Kettering, Ohio. Born, Dec 31, 1929, Alliance, Ohio. Received into membership of the Presbyterian Church in Alliance, 1942. He earned his Boy Scout Eagle Pin in 1944. Crossed Lake Erie in a 16’ rowboat, a 32-hour trip, with friend Dick Hauk in August of 1946. Surviving that trip, he entered the U.S. Army at the age of 16 after the conclusion of WWII, but officially a WWII and Korean Veteran, 1946-48, earning the WWII Victory Metal. Was called to ministry in 1947. Active Duty, U.S. Army Chaplain, 1957-1962, Fort Dix and Korea. Was active in the U.S. Army Reserve Components from 1962-1989. Served 10 years as State Chaplain to the Adjutant General in the Illinois National Guard. Retired with 34 years of service, January 1990 with rank of Colonel and as Brigadier General on the National Guard retirement list of the State of Illinois, and awarded the President’s Legion of Merit and the National Guard Metal of Merit. He returned to Active Duty as U.S. Army Chaplain for Desert Storm Family Support Duty, Jan-Jul 1991.
His education included College of Wooster, BA, 1948-1952, Princeton Theological Seminary, BD, 1952-1956, University of Illinois, Dept. of the Classics, MA, 1966-1971, General Command and Staff College, U.S. Army, Correspondence and Residence, 1968-1972, Graduate U.S. Army Chaplaincy Schools, equivalent of two years, in increments.
He served as Pastor, Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, IN, 1962-1966: as Assoc. Pastor, First Church, Champaign IL, 1966-1971; as Pastor, Kirkmont Presbyterian Church, Beavercreek, OH 1971-1975; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, IN 1975-1976; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Arcola, IL, 1977-1980; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, IL 1980-1985; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Grand Junction and Paton, IA, 1985-1988; Interim Pastor, Appanoose-Faith Presbyterian Church and Colusa United Methodist Church, IL, 1989-1990; and Interim Pastor, Covington Presbyterian Church, and West Liberty Church, Ohio.
Over his lifetime, his hobbies and activities included Ham radio (W9GIV), coin collecting, weight lifting (benching in excess of 500 lbs), rock collecting (Keokuk geodes), astronomy, amateur magician, National Geographic collecting, and Charles Dickens’s historian. He was a member of Rotary International, and the Wright Patterson AF Aero Club as a private pilot. He served as a past president for the Dayton Area Chapter of TROA, The Retired Officers Association. He memorized Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” in the early 1960’s, and presented it to over 300 audiences over the next 40 years. He memorized the Gospel of John, wrote, “A Passion for the Living Christ”, The Gospel of John Play Scripted with Exposition, published 2006.
William is preceded in death by his father George, his mother Phoebe, his brother George, his sister Flo, his third wife Dorothy, and her son Eric. He is survived by his first wife, Lois, and their six daughters and two sons, in addition to grandchildren and great grandchildren: by his second wife Carmen and their two daughters and one son; and his third wife Dorothy’s extended family.
In his last months of life, he simply served as an imperfect vessel, attempting to share Christ with those who visited his room at Oak Creek Terrace in Kettering, passing out copies of “A Passion for the Living Christ”. He dedicated the book- To my mother who taught me as a little boy, afraid to go to sleep without a night light, “Don’t be afraid of the dark Billy, Jesus is always in your corner.”
Private family services will be held at a later date.
His education included College of Wooster, BA, 1948-1952, Princeton Theological Seminary, BD, 1952-1956, University of Illinois, Dept. of the Classics, MA, 1966-1971, General Command and Staff College, U.S. Army, Correspondence and Residence, 1968-1972, Graduate U.S. Army Chaplaincy Schools, equivalent of two years, in increments.
He served as Pastor, Presbyterian Church, LaGrange, IN, 1962-1966: as Assoc. Pastor, First Church, Champaign IL, 1966-1971; as Pastor, Kirkmont Presbyterian Church, Beavercreek, OH 1971-1975; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Lebanon, IN 1975-1976; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Arcola, IL, 1977-1980; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, IL 1980-1985; Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Grand Junction and Paton, IA, 1985-1988; Interim Pastor, Appanoose-Faith Presbyterian Church and Colusa United Methodist Church, IL, 1989-1990; and Interim Pastor, Covington Presbyterian Church, and West Liberty Church, Ohio.
Over his lifetime, his hobbies and activities included Ham radio (W9GIV), coin collecting, weight lifting (benching in excess of 500 lbs), rock collecting (Keokuk geodes), astronomy, amateur magician, National Geographic collecting, and Charles Dickens’s historian. He was a member of Rotary International, and the Wright Patterson AF Aero Club as a private pilot. He served as a past president for the Dayton Area Chapter of TROA, The Retired Officers Association. He memorized Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” in the early 1960’s, and presented it to over 300 audiences over the next 40 years. He memorized the Gospel of John, wrote, “A Passion for the Living Christ”, The Gospel of John Play Scripted with Exposition, published 2006.
William is preceded in death by his father George, his mother Phoebe, his brother George, his sister Flo, his third wife Dorothy, and her son Eric. He is survived by his first wife, Lois, and their six daughters and two sons, in addition to grandchildren and great grandchildren: by his second wife Carmen and their two daughters and one son; and his third wife Dorothy’s extended family.
In his last months of life, he simply served as an imperfect vessel, attempting to share Christ with those who visited his room at Oak Creek Terrace in Kettering, passing out copies of “A Passion for the Living Christ”. He dedicated the book- To my mother who taught me as a little boy, afraid to go to sleep without a night light, “Don’t be afraid of the dark Billy, Jesus is always in your corner.”
Private family services will be held at a later date.