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DEATH OF RICHARD J YOTHERS
NOTED FAMILY HISTORTAN
It is with great sadness thaL we announce the
passing of Richard James Yothers, Jt, official
historian of the Yothers farnilv. Richard \.ras
stricken suddenly with a heart attick Feb 16, L99L
while shopping in downtown Boston.
Richard, 42, \ras the son of the late Richard J
Yothers Sr and Ruth Landis Yothers. He was born in
Doylestown, PA and was a rnember the Deep River
Mennonite Church East of Bedminster,pA.
In L984, Richard published DESCENDANTS OF JACOB
YOTHERS BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA which he had
conpiled after rnany years of research. This
excellent book covers the rnajor line of descent
from Mennonite Yoder inrnigrant Hans Joder of Great
Swarnp (see YNL #3) which changed the spelting of
their name to Yothers. It can be considered the
rnost cornplete and important work to date on the
Mennonite branch of the Yoder farnily.
He also did extensive investlgation on the
descendants of Daniel Yothers (cl_775-L853) of
Center Co, PA whose ancestry has yet to be
established. In a future YNL, t/e would hope to
provide an article based on these investigations.
Richard was an early supporter of the yNL and
shared freely the results of his research, both by
letter
Richard J. Yothers Jr.
and by frequent phone caI1s. He was a
serious and avid student of our farnily's history,
and the loss of his energy and dedication, as well
as his friendship, will leave a heartfelt void.
--The Editors
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