2005 Yoder Book Update — the Willie Alfred Yoder Family (recovered)

This update was filed as a Microsoft Works document that is now damaged. The text below was recovered from the original file; only the readable narrative survives, and minor spacing may be imperfect.

UPDATE INFORMATION / HISTORY OF THE YODER FAMILY IN NORTH CAROLINA — ALFRED P. YODER (5) FAMILY (page 35): (6) HARRY LEE YODER

Willie Alfred Yoder(7) married September 8, 1967, Donna Kay Hillestad of Larimore, North Dakota. They had two (2) sons; Kevin Lee Yoder(8) born December 1, 1968 at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota and William Erick Yoder(8) born December 21, 1971 in Catawba County, NC.

Willie (Bill, as he was better known) Yoder was a firefighter, Fire Officer and Chief and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Viet Nam Era as a Fire Protection Specialist and Technical Instructor in aircraft crash & rescue. He served as a Fire Captain in Newton, NC; Fire Chief in Pinehurst, NC; Fire Marshal and Training Officer in Hickory, NC. He was Secretary-Treasurer and then President of the North Carolina Fire Marshal’s Association in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s . He served some time as President of the North Carolina Conrad Yoder Clan and mowed the Conrad Yoder cemetery a number of years. He assisted the family of Dr. Fred Roy Yoder, mainly Dr. Yoder’s daughter Elaine Yoder Zakarison in republishing the 2000 edition and an updated edition planned for 2005 of THE HISTORY OF THE YODER FAMILY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Willie, divorced and married Marilyn Judy Wilfong (8) March 26, 1993. They had no children together.

Kevin Lee Yoder(8) married Amy Watson of Ashe County, NC on September 6, 1997. They had one son, Lucas Coleman (Cole) Yoder(9) on January 1, 2000. (THE FIRST YODER OF THE NEW MILLENIUM?) Kevin, like his father, was a firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician and served as the Fire Chief in Newton, NC.

William Erick Yoder(8) married Suzanne Jo Dellinger on October 19, 1996. They had twin sons, Robert Alexander (Alex)Yoder(9) and William Christian (Will) Yoder(9), born September 11, 1998. Erick was a volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician in Newton and served some time as Captain of the Newton-Conover Rescue Squad. He was Vice-President of Action Furniture and Limousine Company in Newton, NC.