Yarborough, Charlotte Anne

Mrs. Yarborough, 70, died December 22, 2010, in Florence. She was born June 27, 1940, in Florence, to the late Charles Rivers McLendon and the late Dorothy Howard McLendon. Charlotte served in the United States Air Force. She attended Florence-Darlington Technical College and was a graduate of McClenaghan High School, and Florence General Hospital School of Nursing. Charlotte was a member of Northgate Baptist Church. Before retirement she had been employed by Dr. J. Burr Piggott, Jr. for 10 years, Dr. Larry D. Rabon for 5 years, and Drs. Coker and Phillips for 16 years. Survivors include: daughter, Robbin Yarborough of Florence; son, Howard (Tonya) Yarborough; grandchildren, Hampton (Misty) Ratcliff, Rivers Byrd, Madison Byrd, Alex Yarborough, and Xander Yarborough; sisters, Patsy Bateman, and Peggy (Bruce) Adams; and many very special nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; sons, Howard Gardner Gandy, and Charles Lynn Yarborough; brothers, Charles Rivers McLendon Jr., and Theodore Rufas McLendon. A visitation for Charlotte Anne McLendon Gandy Yarborough, wife of the late Linwood Lide “Baby” Gandy, will be 7:00-9:00PM, Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Cain Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National MS Society; PO Box 4527, New York, NY 10163 or American Cancer Society; P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. An online guest register is on the obituaries page at www.cainfuneralhome.com.