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YARDLEY, Nina M.M.

Nina M. Yardley, 86, of Scottsdale, died May 6, 1994. She was born in Missouri and was a hommaker. Survivors include her stepdaughter, Nancy; stepson, Pierce; and three grandchildren. St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, Paradise Valley. 22 May 1994.

YARNELL, Florence Edna

Florence Edna Yarnell, 59, of Mesa, a registered nurse, died June 14, 1994. She was born in Canada. Survivors include her sisters, Mary Bastead and Jacqueline Simard; and father, Albert. Services Saturday, Valley of the Sun Memorial Park Mausoleum, 10940 Chandler Heights Road, Chandler. Contributions: American Cancer Society, Phoenix, AZ. June 17, 1994.

YASSA, Ann Fiffy

Ann Fiffy Yassa, 44, of Mesa, died May 17, 1994. She was born in Egypt and was a homemaker. Husband, David; son, Joshua; sisters, Esther Wania, Helen Khiry and Naomi; and brothers, Anthony Wilson, Sedky, James, Andy and Alex Abraham. 21 May 1994.

YAZZIE, Noreen

Noreen Yazzie, 52, of Grand Canyon, a cashier, died Jan. 28, 1994. She was born in Tuba City. Survivors include her daughters, Marlene Ehrig, Mary Ann Lafferty and Matilda; son, Marvin; mother, Julia Semallie; five sisters; two brothers; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation Thursday, Flagstaff Mortuary. Services Friday, Cameron Assembly of God Church, Cameron. Wednesday, February 2, 1994.

YEE, Yuk Yip

Yuk Yip Yee, 102, of Glendale, a homemaker, died Jan. 31, 1994. She was born in China. Survivors include her daughter, Yee Shee Tang; 13 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation Wednesday, A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. Services Thursday at the mortuary. Wednesday, February 2, 1994.

YIRSA, Clarence Robert "Clay"

Clarence Robert "Clay" Yirsa, 69, of Uniontown, Kansas, formerly of Phoenix, a former superintendent of maintenance at Maricopa Medical Center, died June 9, 1994. He was born in Berwyn, Illinois. Survivors include his wife, Mary; son, Robert; daughters, Lynn Massie, Carol Gann and Lori Hiner; stepson, Dennis Keith; and 15 grandchildren. Services have been held. Contributions: Uniontown United Methodist Church. June 18, 1994.

YORK, Mark G.

Mark G. York, 34, of Tempe, died Oct. 28, 1994. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois, and was a Fijitsu Electronics employee and a Navy veteran. Mother, JoAnne DeWitt; father, Joseph; stepfather, Leonard DeWitt; sister, Melissa Gamble; brothers, Gary, Kurt and Joseph. Burial in Medford, Oregon. 11/1/1994.

YOUNG, Alexis Nycole

Alexis Nycole Young, 10, of Phoenix, died Aug. 17, 1994. She was born in Phoenix. Survivors include her mother, Pamela; father, Jerry Brown; brother, Jamal; and her grandparents. Services Tonto Church of Christ. 8/24/1999.

YOUNG, Dwight S.

Dwight S. Young, Jr., 93, of Phoenix, died May 21, 1994. He was born in Vulcan, Colorado, and was a mechanical and civil engineer. Daughter, Sandra L. Young Wilson; sister, Miriam Young Olson; brother, Warren K.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 5/24/1994.

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YOUNG, Jesseleen N.

Jesseleen N. Young, 79, of Phoenix, died Oct. 29, 1994. She was a bookkeeper for a credit union and was born in Midland, Texas. Stepdaughter, Louanne VOSS; brother, Bud NORWOOD. Resthaven Park Cemetery, Glendale. 11/1/1994.

YOUNG, John David "Foo"

John David "Foo" Young, 61, of Cottonwood, a retired are sales manager for Phoenix Newspapers, Inc., died June 15, 1994. He worked for the company for 18 years, retiringin 1992. He was born in Santa Monica, Calif. Survivors include his wife, Jeane Flanders; daughters, Judith Ann Heath, Jacque Diane Vowell, Jennifer Elaine Cox and Janet Teresa; sisters, JoAnne Daniels; mother, Lois Franklin; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services Saturday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cottonwood. Services Saturday at the church. Westcott Funeral Home. June 17, 1994.

YOUNG, John S., M.D.

John S. Young, M.D., 74, died August 1994 of congestive heart failure. A visionary pioneer in the treatment of spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Hie life-long achievement as a healer of man's body and spirit has been honored from sacred Hopi medicine kiva to the floor of the U. S. Congress. Young's work was first recognized in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson when he was named Physician of the Year. To date, his work has directly influenced everyone who's lives have been touched by a spinal cord injury and all those who work in the field of spinal cord injury rehabilitation. . . . Prior to his career in medicine, Young served with distinction during WWII in the 94th Infantry Division where he achieved the rank of Major and received the silver star. Born the son of a veterinarian in Syracuse, Nebraska, Young will remain to anyone who ever knew him, a man not to be forgotten and always to be loved. . . . He is survived by his beloved wife, Marjorie, whose career in opera inspired and nourished him and whose love sustained him throughout the course of their 53 year marriage. He is also survived by his four children; Merry Lynn Robertson, Julie Ann Schnieders, Robin Young Halpin and Gordon James Young, M.D., as well as four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all of whom treasure his memory. Memorial services were held at Paradise Valley Methodist Church. 8/19/1994.

YOUNG, Patricia Lee

Patricia Lee Young, 58, of Phoenix, a nurse's aide, died Jan. 29, 1994. She was born in Joplin, Missouri. Survivors include her mother, France. Services Tuesday, Valley of the Sun Memorial Park, 10940 E. Chandler Heights Road, Chandler. Tuesday, February 1, 1994.

YOWELL, Clyde J.

Clyde J. Yowell, 73, of Kansas, died Oct. 24, 1994. He was born in Grainfield, Kansas, was a farmer and a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy. Services were held in Kansas. 11/4/1994.

YOWELL, Gladys M.

Gladys M. Yowell, 92, of Prescott, a former school teacher, died Jan. 31, 1994. She was born in Geneva, Kansas. Survivors include her daughter, Elna A. Smith; sisters, Bertha Taylor, Frances Rideout and Mable Archer; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Kansas. Sunrise Funeral Home, Prescott Valley. Wednesday, February 2, 1994.

YULE, Earnest W.

Earnest W. Yule, 70, of Lakeside, a postal worker, died Feb. 5, 1994. He was born in Los Angeles and was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. Survivors include his wife, Thressa; daughters, Kathy, Shirley, Martha and Annette; son, Forest; sister, Bettie; brother, John; 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Camelback Sunset Chapel. the Arizona Republic Tuesday, February 8, 1994.