Clarence Rayford Yarbrough, 71, known by his family as Bubba and known by his friends as Gator went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2015. He moved from Mississippi and became a true Texan over 40 years ago.
Bubba was born in Terry, Mississippi on August 10, 1944 to the late Clarence Hardy Yarbrough and Anna Odessa Tadlock Yarbrough.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Carolyn Jean Still Yarbrough and his sister Dorothy Ann Yarbrough Hodges Rogers.
He is survived by his son Russell Lane Yarbrough, College Station, TX, brother Charles Glenn Yarbrough, Terry, MS, and sisters Barbara Y. Blanton (Dr. Terrell D.) Shelbyville, TN and Francis Y. Temple (Donald), Erwin, NC. Nephews and Nieces, Teri Sue Starkey (Alvis), Crystal Springs, MS, Kay Branswell, Terry, MS, Douglas T. Blanton and Dr. Dianne B. Watson, Shelbyville, TN, Christopher Ivy, Jackson, MS, Jennifer Murray, Bunnlevel, NC, Tamara Sullivan and numerous grand nieces and nephews.
Bubba graduated from Terry High School where he competed in track and football. He set state records in high hurdles and played fullback for the Terry High School football team.
Bubba was an avid outdoorsman and grew up hunting and fishing with his father and brother. He spent many happy years hunting for quail and dove in the fields of Terry, Mississippi. He and his son Russell enjoyed saltwater fishing along the Texas coast with some of their favorite fishing spots being in Matagorda, Freeport and Galveston.
He served overseas in Thailand and Cambodia during the Vietnam Conflict.
He brightened any room that he was in and always had a joke to tell and a smile on his face. Bubba’s happiest times were when he was with friends and family.
He owned his own tractor and trailer and was leased to several trucking companies over the years where he specialized in winching and heavy haul. He was well known in the Houston trucking community as Gator and his presence will be sorely missed in the industry.
In addition to his son, brother and sisters, he leaves special friends Lynn, Wes, and Randi Cicero and Family of Angleton, TX.
Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service time of 12:00 p.m., Monday, December 7, 2015, at Rosewood Funeral Home Chapel, 2602 South Houston Ave., Humble, Texas 77396. Interment will follow at Rosewood Memorial Park.