NOVEMBER 14, 1923 – APRIL 14, 2011
ANDERSON, SC – A Memorial Service for Alice Mae Belles Yates, 87, will be held in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 1:30 pm. Burial with Military Honors provided by the U.S. Army, Ft. Gordon, will follow in the M.J. “Dolly” Cooper Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. The Reverend Ron Lewis will conduct the services.
Mrs. Yates passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011, in Anderson Place Health Center. Born on November 14, 1923 in Clinton, Ia., she was a daughter of the late Robert Belles and Ruth Castle Belles. She earned her RN from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Davenport, Ia. in 1944. She served her country during World War II as a 1st Lt. Army Nurse on the Island of Guam, then returned to civilian life and attained the position of Head Nurse at Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago. After marriage she continued in nursing at various hospitals in Springfield, Ill., Baltimore, Md. and Atlanta. She has been involved with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Aside from her passion for travel the true joys of her life were her family, friends and crafting.  
Surviving is her sister, Verna Belles Winterbottom of Greenville; son, Dr. Steven Yates of Piedmont; daughter, Leigh Ann Yates-Brown and son-in-law Stephen Brown; grandchildren, Justin and Dylan Henry; great granddaughter, Dannielyn Henry all of Woodstock, Ga.; niece, Kathy Winterbottom Laurens and her husband Dr. Richard Laurens of Greer and their children; nephews Brent Winterbottom of Columbia and Robert Winterbottom of Port St. Lucie, Fla. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, the late William Clyde Yates Jr. of Anderson, and by her brother, the late Gene Belles of Bettendorf, Ia.  
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    The McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.