Graveside service for Marilyn Yvonne (Ceal) Rhodes, 76, of Garrison, TX, (formerly of Nacogdoches, TX) will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Timpson, TX, with Dr. Josh Walters officiating. Mrs. Rhodes passed away Monday, December 23, 2013, in Garrison.

Born February 18, 1937, in Timpson, TX, Marilyn Yvonne Ceal Rhodes was the daughter of the late James Hubert and Jessie (Hughes) Ceal. After graduating from Timpson High School, Yvonne began her career as a telephone operator. She worked for Southwestern Bell, then AT&T, and finally Stephen F. Austin State University, for a total of 30 years. Yvonne was a member of University Baptist Church, Nacogdoches.

Survivors include her son Danny Rhodes and wife Lora of Lindale, TX; 2 brothers, James Ceal and wife Dorothy and George Ceal and wife Kathy, all of Longview; and brother-in-law Randy Molloy of Timpson.

In addition to her parents, Yvonne Rhodes was preceded in death by husband Benny Ray Rhodes and sister Roma Ceal Molloy.

To convey condolences online, please visit www.taylorfh.net. Taylor Funeral Home, 511 Ross Graves Dr., Timpson, TX 75975, is in charge of arrangements.

Obituary courtesy of ShelbyCountyToday.Com