Graham Alfred George YEATES

11th December 1936 - 14th September 2024
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Salvation Army Corps
29-31 Victoria Ave
Invercargill
Wednesday 18 September 2024, 1:30PM
Open live stream

YEATES, Graham Alfred George.

Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, at Ascot Bupa Hospital Care, Invercargill, on Saturday 14 September 2024. Aged 87 years. Loved and loving husband of Maureen. Loved and respected father and father-in-law of Mark and Kiri, Bronwyn and Charlie Paterson. Dearly loved Grandad of Jacob and Isaac Yeates, Hugh and Grace Paterson. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Ruth and Clive* Williams, Doug* and Mavis Yeates, Mary and Rowland* Allott, Heather Robertson, Philip and Paula Watson, Doug and Beth* Watson. A dearly loved uncle of all his nieces and nephews. “Promoted To Glory” A service to celebrate Graham’s life will be held in the Salvation Army Church, 29 Victoria Avenue, Invercargill, on Wednesday 18 September, at 1.30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Southland would be gratefully accepted and may be left at the service. Messages can be sent to Yeates Family, 240 McQuarrie Street, Invercargill, or to Graham’s tribute page at frasersfunerals.co.nz/tributes where a livestream link of the service will also be available. (*denotes deceased)

Messages

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you all as you grieve the huge loss of Graham, a husband , a father, a father in law, a brother, an uncle, a grandad, and for us, a good friend.
Lots of memories come flooding back as I think of nights spent at 240 Mcquarrie sitting talking, listening to Marks and my favourite sound at the time…DIRE STRAITS…cool stuff!!
Graham was always in for a chat or discussion about what was going on and we valued his opinion on everything.
Graham spent a lot of time with my Mum and Dad, Norman and Betty Austin on Friday nights and had a great friendship with them.
Graham will be greatly missed by a loving family and great friends he had made along the way….what better promotion could he receive than “Promoted To Glory”….Gods blessings to us all as we remember Graham.
Robin & Kay Austin, Alexandra
Graham. You and maureen will always be an inspiration to us. Your house was always open to me all those years ago. You never judged and I can't remember you without a smile. You both raised two awesome kids and showed us all the true meaning of being a Christian both in your marriage and your actions. It's a seed you might never know how much impact it had. Some of us where slow learners but as I got baptized in the Noosa river 10 years ago you were both the first people I thought of. You always enjoyed a good yarn about duck shooting and cars. I will always remember that great brown HQ Holden you loved for years. God has taken you to a beautiful place but I know your family are hurting. I can see you looking down and say it's going to be ok. Until we meet again. Ian and Fiona Bonney Noosa. Also lots of love to your awesome family and we will be thinking of you all tomorrow
Bonney family , Noosa. Queensland