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Marcus Dewaine Yates

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Marcus Dewaine Yates, 18, of East End passed away Oct. 16, 2013. He was born on Jan. 14, 1995 to Beverly Purvis in Little Rock, Ark. A senior at Sheridan High School, Marcus was blessed with creativity and loved music, playing guitar, writing and drawing. He was a volunteer firefighter for Sardis Fire Department. He attended Cornerstone Fellowship Church. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Beverly and his father Frankie; his siblings, Emily (Lee) Sullivan, Ashley Purvis, Denise Purvis and Dustin Purvis; his grandmothers, Ladonna Horton and Carolyn Robbins; his grandfather, Gary Horton; his nieces Navaeh and AnnaLeigh; his birth father, Johnny Yates and a host of extended family and friends, all who will miss him dearly. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Cornerstone Fellowship Church. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Griffin Leggett Forest Hills Funeral Home, 10200 Hwy 5 North, Alexander, Ark. Please share your memories of Marcus at www.griffinleggettforesthills.com.

Published October 20, 2013

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