Edna Yancey

Edna Yancey, age 76 of White Cloud, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 at her home. Edna was born on February 12, 1933 in Amity, Arkansas to Herman Martin and Mary Ethel (Rush) Ballard and married Harley Yancey in 1953 in Arkansas. Harley preceded her in death on May 25, 2003. Edna had been a production worker at the General Motors Company, Fisher Body Plant #2 in Grand Rapids until her retirement in 1968. Edna moved to the White Cloud area in 1997 from Zeeland and enjoyed watching and feeding her hummingbirds, camping and spending time with her grandchildren. Edna was also a foster grandparent at the White Cloud Public Schools for many years.

She is survived by her children, Harold (Deb) Yancey of Cedar Springs; Donna (Sidney)Vande Vusse of Holland; Harold F. Yancey Jr. “Buddy” of White Cloud; James (Barb) Yancey of West Olive; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; her brother-in-law, Bob Fenton of Monticello, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by 8 brothers and sisters.

Memorial services will be held at a later time following her wishes of cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Friends may send a condolence or share a memory with the Yancey family online at www.crandellfh.com. Arrangements by Crandell Funeral Home – White Cloud Chapel.

To : Harold & Deb, Donna & Sid, James & Barb, Patrick & Lynette, and Buddy,
Our family would like to send our sympathy to each of you. We wanted to tell you that many caring thoughts are sent your way. What a loss for everyone that knew Aunt Edna! The fun times we use to have with her and Uncle Yancey. They always made us feel so welcome! Many hours we spent talking, eating, laughing while talking about our kids and families. We learned many things from both Aunt Edna and Uncle Yancey about life and the problems it may bring. There were times they helped us through difficult situations. We have nothing but good memories of Aunt Edna and Uncle Yancey. We regret that we didn't see them as often as we would have liked to these last few years. We will still miss them both, and are very sad to hear of Aunt Edna's death.

Posted 2/11/2010