Kay Yates

February 1, 1935 - January 14, 2017

Services for Mrs. Kay Yates, age 81 of Hideaway, are scheduled for 11:00 AM Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale with Porter Yates officiating. Interment will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Englewood Cemetery in Slaton, Texas. Mrs. Yates passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Hospice of East Texas Homeplace in Tyler. She was born in Slaton, Texas on February 1, 1935 to the late Claude Ernest and Idellah (Tomlinson) Porter. Mrs. Yates was formerly of Arlington before moving to Hideaway in 1981. She worked as Physical Ed teacher in Midland, Texas and had a Minor in Music from Texas Tech University. Mrs. Yates was a member of the Hideaway Lake Community Church and was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Luther Yates on November 10, 2007. She is survived by her son, Porter Yates of Arlington; daughter, Molly Verduyn of Conroe; brother, Jim Porter of Lubbock; grandchildren, Nic Verduyn of Conroe; Claire Verduyn of Conroe; Lena Verduyn of The Woodlands; 1 great granddaughter, Promise Verduyn of The Woodlands; 2 nieces, Pam Porter of Carrolton; and Marinda Heinrich of Lubbock. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale.