Yeomans
Ronald Alvin Yeomans, 89, of Mershon, passed away late Wednesday morning, October 21, 2026, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House after a lifetime battle with diabetes and complications from that disease.
He was born in Pierce County February 22, 1937, but moved to Crystal River, FL at an early age. He returned to Pierce County in 1954 and was a 1955 graduate of Patterson High School where he played football and was known by many as “Crystal River”. He was a member of Patterson Baptist Church and a longtime member of the Mershon Hunting Club. He was a lifetime diversified farmer only giving it up when his health began to fail. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was a son of the late Russell Alvin and Olive Jones Yeomans. He was also preceded in death by a brother-inlaw, Sherwood Chesson.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Eleanor Brannen Yeomans, Mershon; his son and daughter- in-law, Scott and Holly Yeomans, Mershon; two sisters, Shelby Chesson, Greensboro, NC and Judith (Kenneth) Smith, Hattiesburg, MS; a brother, Lucius (Kay) Yeomans, Bristol; three grandchildren, Lee (Danielle) Yeomans, Julianna (Josh) Anderson and Caroline (Tyler) Murray; nine great-grandchildren, Russ Murray, Callie Murray, Kendall Yeomans, Aiden Anderson, Kynlee Yeomans, Wyatt Anderson, Kollins Yeomans, Deacon Anderson and Jake Anderson and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, from the Patterson Baptist Church with the Rev. R. C. James and Pastor Steve Kegley officiating.
Interment followed in the Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Appling County (Bristol).
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online guestbook at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear was honored to serve the Yeomans family during this time.
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