Catherine Yocham

L. Catherine Yocham L. Catherine Belcher Yocham went for a walk with the angels into her heavenly home, Wednesday May 11, 2016. Born in Howell County, Missouri Nov. 4, 1925 to John T. and Willa Rena Belcher, the 3rd child of 9, whom have all preceded her in death but one sister, Norma Goodenough of Great Bend, KS. July 4, 1945 she married Henry C. Yocham in Pratt, KS. He preceded her in death June 28, 1998. They made their first home in Colorado Springs, moved to Pratt for a brief while, and then settling in and around the Iola area until 1957 when they moved to Gas City. She remained there until entering Tara Gardens May 17, 2012. Catherine was a loving devoted wife, a store clerk, nurse's aid, daycare provider, homemaker and mother to 4 daughters: Rena (Dennis) Traw, Emporia, Carolyn (Jack) McGowen, Erie, Mary Ann (Don) Rehmert, Gas, and Uanna (Dan) Stotler, Iola. She had 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson. Family and friends will meet at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2016, for visitation before leaving for the Gas City Cemetery for graveside services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to ACARF may be left in care of the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel, 16 N. Buckeye, Iola, KS 66749. To leave a condolence online, go to www.iolafuneral.com .