Myrtle Lee Yarbor Houston, Texas Obituary

Myrtle Lee Yarbor

<p><br /> Myrtle Lee Yarbor, 76, has passed on February 9, 2021, with her family by her side in Houston, TX.</p> <p>No Memorial Service will be held.</p> <p>She was born July 6, 1944, in Camden, Arkansas to Mae Ella Black and Joe Yarbor.&nbsp;Myrtle spent her life in service to others.&nbsp; Helping others obtain disability, offering kind words, prayers, and clothing/food to those on hard times. She was everyone&#39;s Grandmother. She especially devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members, including her mother until she passed away in 2012 prompting her to move to Houston to be closer to her family.&nbsp;She was an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.</p> <p>Her interests included family, fishing, action movies especially ones with Steven Seagull and Denzel Washington(she called him her &quot;main man&quot; often), and word search puzzles.<br /> Myrtle is survived by her only child/daughter and son in law, Willette and Maurice Crosby; 3 grandchildren: Angela Ainsworth, Robert Tate and Douglas Tate, 10 great-grandchildren, 2 nieces: Carolyn Lowe of Wisconsin and Cathy Lowe of Chicago and her&nbsp;best friend, Amy Gilchrist.</p> <p>She will be forever missed<br /> &nbsp;</p>
July 6, 1944 - February 9, 202107/06/194402/09/2021
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Myrtle Lee Yarbor, 76, has passed on February 9, 2021, with her family by her side in Houston, TX.

No Memorial Service will be held.

She was born July 6, 1944, in Camden, Arkansas to Mae Ella Black and Joe Yarbor. Myrtle spent her life in service to others.  Helping others obtain disability, offering kind words, prayers, and clothing/food to those on hard times. She was everyone's Grandmother. She especially devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members, including her mother until she passed away in 2012 prompting her to move to Houston to be closer to her family. She was an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Her interests included family, fishing, action movies especially ones with Steven Seagull and Denzel Washington(she called him her "main man" often), and word search puzzles.
Myrtle is survived by her only child/daughter and son in law, Willette and Maurice Crosby; 3 grandchildren: Angela Ainsworth, Robert Tate and Douglas Tate, 10 great-grandchildren, 2 nieces: Carolyn Lowe of Wisconsin and Cathy Lowe of Chicago and her best friend, Amy Gilchrist.

She will be forever missed
 

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