Brother James Monroe Yates

(July 8, 1941 – December 6, 2023)

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, December 8, 2023 at the Lone Star Missionary Baptist Church in Ellisville for Brother James Monroe Yates, 82 of Ellisville, who passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at his residence.

Brother Joe Lott, Brother Brent Long, and Brother Trent Williamson will officiate at the services with interment to follow in the Lone Star Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Ellisville. Billy M. King-Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Collins will be in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at the Billy M. King-Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 3202 Highway 49, Collins, Mississippi.

Pallbearers will be Catlin Neal, Colby Neal, John Runnels, Hayden Daughdrill, J.J. Yates, and Chad Welch.  Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Megel, Ricky Wolfe, Wayne Sanderford, Tim Ellzey, Kenneth Yates, Cecil Parrish, Randall Parrish, and Dr. Billy Mack Pickering.

Monroe was married to the love of his life Jean, "his bride" as he called her, for fifty-six years. He always told her he only loved God more. God was number one and she was number two. His passion in life was preaching God's word to nursing homes and assisted living centers. He was a military veteran, a retired army sergeant first class after over twenty years of faithful service. Monroe had a special love for our military servicemen and women and his fellow preacher brethren. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He had six sisters, three brothers, eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family members. Monroe was loved by many and will be missed by all who loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Luvet Yates and Ora Lucille Bridges Yates; and one grandson, Randall Yates.

Survivors include his wife of fifty-six years, Marilyn Jean Randall Yates of Ellisville; three sons, Shannon Yates (Amy), Jody Yates, and Justin Yates (Subrina), all of Collins; one daughter, Crystal Yates Neal (Jon) of Collins; eleven grandchildren, Catlin Neal (Mandy), Colby Neal (Kelsey), J.J. Yates, Courtney Neal Bryant (Nathan), Danielle Pickering, LeAnne Yates, Madison Yates, Brooke Yates Daughdrill (Hayden), Kaylea Yates and Gracie Yates Welch (Chad).

Family and friends may sign an online guestbook at www.billymkingcolonialchapel.com