John P. "Pat" Yoho, 94, of McDonald, died Sunday, February 8, 1998, in St. Clair Memorial Hospital. Mr. Yoho had worked as a foreman for Manufacturers Light and Heat, later known as Columbia Gas, and retired in 1968 following 47 years of service. He was a life member of the McDonald Volunteer Fire Department, member of the Washington County Firemen's Association, the Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association and was a member of the former Sturgeon Eagles Club. In 1926, he married his first wife, Ellen Yoho, who died in 1939. In 1941, he married Martha Denny Yoho, who died in 1986. Surviving are three sons, Robert V. Yoho of Sacramento, Calif., Ralph Daudet of North Royalton, Ohio, and Darryl Daudet of Centerville, Va.; two daughters, Gladys M. Zombeck of Oakdale and Patricia J. Scott of McDonald; two brothers, James Yoho of Bolivar, Ohio, and Virgil Yoho of Wileysville, W.Va.; one sister, Oda Cross of Witchitaw, Texas; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren. Deceased are three brothers, Cornel, Chancey and Verl Yoho, and two sisters, Ona Woods and Ophal LaMaster. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, February 9, 1998John P. Yoho
Retired from Columbia Gas after 47 years of service
He was born July 23, 1903, in Wileysville, W.Va., a son of John Randolph and Ida Moore Yoho.