William Louis (Jelly) Yocham Obituary (1931

William Louis (Jelly) Yocham, 77, longtime Guymon resident, passed away early Sunday, March 16th at the Dunaway Manor. He was born March 13, 1931 in Eram, Oklahoma to Alta Pearl (Pogue) and Ace Yocham. He attended grade school in Eram, Oklahoma. A veteran of the United States Army, Jelly served in Japan and during the Korean War with the 45th Division-Company H-279 Infantry. He was awarded the Army Occupational Medal, Service Medal, and the W/1Bronze Service Medal along with a Combat Infantry Badge. He was honorably discharged on July 11, 1952 from Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After his service to our country, he resided in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Borger Texas, and Felt, Oklahoma before the family moved to Guymon in 1965. Jelly was a ranch hand and cowboy for the O-Bar Ranch and Cattle Company, owned by Dick Jackson and Norman Hamilton. He was later employed by Worth and Larry Jeffus. He had resided in the Dunaway Manor until his death. Jelly is survived by his six children and their families, Pam Moore and Kirstie Glenn of Barnsdall, OK; Trisha and husband, Don Campbell of Guymon; Robert Yocham of Oklahoma City; Ronald Yocham and wife, Terrina of Enid, OK; Paula and husband, Greg Krier; Ace Yocham and wife, Kim, of Guymon; nine grandchildren, Brock Moore and fiancAC. Mindy; Megan Moore of Barnsdall; Tesha and husband, Antonio Ramirez of Guymon; Kaitlin and Emily Yocham of Enid; Tony Krier and wife, LeAnn; Megan and husband, Matt Floyd; Renee and William Yocham, all of Guymon; and four great grandsons. He is also survived by a brother, Donald Yocham and wife, Betty of Hitchita, OK; sisters-in-law, Crystal Yocham of Hitchita; and Mary Sue Yocham of Dewar, OK; and many nieces, nephews, and loved ones too numerous to list, but all loved by their "Uncle Jelly". Memorial services will be Saturday afternoon, March 22nd at 2:00 PM at the Henson-Novak Funeral Chapel with Rev. Van Heckle, officiating. Cremation and services are under the care of Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. The family asks that memorials be given to the Dunaway Manor or Memorial Hospital of Texas County Hospice, c/o Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. The family would also like to express thanks to Dr. Chris Slater and the staff at the Dunaway Manor for their great care and kindness.