Roy Yarber

Roy B. Yarber, affectionately known as R.B., 82, resident of Lithonia, Georgia, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at his home. He was born March 4, 1930 in Sikeston to the late Robert and Lottie Green Yarber.

He was of the Baptist faith and received an honorable discharge from the United States Army.

He is survived by nine sons, Roy Yarber Jr. of Chicago, Illinois, Aaron Yarber of Los Angeles, California, Darryl Yarber of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Reggie Yarber of St. Louis, Missouri, Larron Watson of Lithonia, Georgia, Eric Ransom of Memphis, Tennessee, and Marcus Yarber, Jerome Little, and Payton Hunt all of Sikeston, four daughters, Shirley King of Los Angeles, Sonya Watson of Lithonia, Heather Pate of West Memphis, Arkansas, and Jill Warren of Austin, Texas, two brothers, Aaron Yarber of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Isaiah Yarber of Fort Valley, Georgia, one sister, Ella Sumlin of Sikeston, and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, other relatives and many friends.

Friends may call Saturday, May 26, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. until the funeral hour of 3:00 p.m. at Green Memorial Church of God in Christ with his son, Roy Yarber, Jr. officiating. Interment will be at a later date.