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Nicholas Yeager Obituary

Nicholas "Jay" Yeager July 26, 2024

CLINTON - Nicholas "Jay" Yeager of Clinton, TN, age 65, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Friday, July 26, 2024. He is the son of Donald Kent Yeager and the late Margaret Ann Linville Yeager.

Jay will be greatly missed by his family and many close friends. Other than his mother, he is preceded in death by his wife of thirty-four years, Linda Marie Yeager; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory and legacy, his father, Donald Kent Yeager of Knoxville, TN; children, Maggie Yeager (Tommy Wood) of Huntsville, AL and D.J. Yeager (Julia Wiant) of Clinton, TN; three grandchildren, Oliver Yeager, Levi and Ruby Wood; sister, Kelly Yeager Turner (Mark) of Knoxville, TN; brother-in-law, Dale Geisler (Patty) of Fort Lauderdale, FL; niece, Sasha Wright (Nick), nephew, Shelby Geisler; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends also survive.

The Yeager family will receive friends on Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Unicoi Funeral Home in Unicoi, Tennessee. Dr. Mike Pinner will officiate the 1:30 p.m. funeral service. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memory Garden's. Jay's family and friends will serve as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Boys and Girls Club of Anderson County, Anderson County Volunteer Fire Department, South Clinton Inclusive Playground, and Unicoi Methodist Church.

Online condolences, photos and memories may be shared with the Yeager family at www.ledfordfuneralhomes.com.

Unicoi Funeral Home, 4428 Unicoi Drive, Unicoi is privileged to serve the Yeager family. (423) 743-1380.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Johnson City Press on Jul. 30, 2024.

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