Services for Dale William Yates Sr., 91, of Temple will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Church of the Nazarene in Temple with the Rev. Don Boesel officiating.

Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple.

Mr. Yates died Thursday, Jan. 24, at his home.

He was born Jan. 15, 1917, in Celina to George Yates and Jewel Yates. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II having served five years in Europe and also served as a first lieutenant in the Texas National Guard. He married Anna Jean Gould on Oct. 2, 1942. She preceded him in death in 1989. He later married his present wife, Ruth Faidley Maddux. He was named Optimist of the Year and was president of the Optimist Club. He was a member of the Temple Chamber of Commerce, and was past director of the United Fund. He was past president of the Bell County Cancer Society, was the banking chairman of the DWI task force in Bell County, he was president of the Temple Industrial Foundation and a past chairman of the Bell Chapter of the American Red Cross. He was also a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Temple, having served as Sunday school superintendent for 20 years and was chairman on the Advisory Board of the San Antonio District Church of the Nazarene. He served as vice president of the First National Bank in Temple and was also elected president of the board in 1980. In 2007 he was honored by the Board of Directors with a proclamation naming him as Director Emeritus and continuing in this position until his death. In 1996 he was honored in Dallas by the Texas Bankers Association for working more than 50 years in the banking industry. Out of the eight bankers honored he was the only one who had been with the same bank for the duration.

Survivors are his wife; two sons, Dale Yates Jr. of Temple, Leland Yates of Albuquerque, N. M.; a stepson, Kenny Maddux of Temple; three stepdaughters, Carol McDaniel of Temple, Karen Schlickeisen of Holland, Sharen Kiesling of Thorndale; a sister, Evelyn Barnett of Perryton; three grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and eight step-great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene, Building Fund, 5000 S. 31st St., Temple 76502 and American Cancer Society, 1311 N. New Road, Waco 76710.

A family visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple.