Kathleen Yates, 76, of Tiptonville, TN passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Kathleen was born on September 27, 1943, in Tiptonville, TN, to the late Woody and Mary Lou Wallace Cook. She was a member of Tiptonville Church of Christ, President of the Tiptonville Women's Club and started the Lake County Just Say No Program. Kathleen was dedicated to the Lake County Relay for Life and a member of the Eastern Star. She loved her flowers, took pride in her yard and was a skilled seamstress, who made beautiful clothing for her grandchildren. Kathleen was a homemaker and dedicated her life to her husband and her three sons.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Tiptonville Church of Christ with Dr. Carl Mills officiating. Burial will be in Tiptonville City Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

The Yates Family will receive visitors from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Tiptonville Church of Christ.

Survivors include her three sons, Jerry Wade Yates and wife, Michelle, Jimmy Yates and Reid Yates and wife, Elizabeth, all of Tiptonville, TN; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Don Yates; and a brother, Woody Cook.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Joe Matheny, Scott Riley, Cliff Berry, Shelby Barker, Jr., David Hugh Keefe and Cotton Brewer. Honorary pallbearers will be Bradley Tubbs, Bobby Upson, David Gooch, Steven Avery, Glenn Farley and William Benthal.

Memorials may be directed to The Hope Lodge, 718 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.