Jacqueline Dawn Yates

October 11, 1940 - March 9, 2020

Jacqueline Dawn Yates, 79, of Oviedo, FL died March 9, 2020 at her home, following a long illness. Mrs. Yates was born October 11, 1940 in Dixie County, FL to the late Jack Summerlin and Hattie Bell Shore. Mrs. Yates was a lifelong resident of Florida, living most of her life in the Gainesville area. She worked lovingly as a homemaker most of her life. She was married to Gene Nolan Yates who died in July 2019. Together, they had one son and six daughters. She was a loving wife and mother and will be greatly missed. Mrs. Yates was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Yates and a sister, Helen Dampier. She is survived by her children Angelina Summers, William H. Warrington III (Donna), Michele DeJesus (Omar), Angela Smith, Suzanne Zelov (Peter), and Stephanie Warrington-Wright, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and a sister Doris Garrison of High Springs, Fl. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 13, 2020 at 11AM at Williams-Thomas Westarea Funeral Home 823 NW 143rd St, Newberry FL. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 10AM. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the Alzheimer’s Association of Central and North Florida, 378 Center Point Circle, Suite 1280, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701.