CAMP COUNTY - ROSE HILL - Y SECTION LONGVIEW NEWS JOURNAL HAD SHORT OBIT MR YATES DIED IN LAPORTE, TEXAS. THIS OBIT FROM LAPORTE, TEXAS. Thomas "Bud" Lee Yates, JR. of La Porte, Texas passed away. He was born on October 7th, 1953 to Thomas Lee Yates, Sr. and June. He is survived by his wife Elisa Yates, children Leslie Riggle and husband Michael, Clint Yates, Jeff Yates, Casey Yates, mother June Yates, siblings Nancy Yates, Kathy Rape, H.J. Yates, Dalton Yates, Dixie Weisbrod, Melanie Bass, grandchildren Ty, Jared, Preslie, Parker, Barrett, Trace, Trent, and Coy. Bud was a member of the La Porte Masonic Lodge #857 AF & AM for eight years and a retiree from DuPont. Visitation will be on Wednesday February 19th, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and services will be held on Thursday February 20th, 2014 10:00am at Paul U. Lee Funeral Home.