- Date Of Birth: May 14, 1918
- Date Of Death: April 3, 2011
- State: North Carolina
DURHAM Mr. James Ervin Yeargan, 92, of Durham, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Mr. Yeargan was born in Orange County to the late William Chester and Bertha Wilkins Yeargan. He attended Orange County Schools and entered the U. S. Army on June 26, 1941. Serving during World War II, he participated in the Northern Solomon Campaign and the Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign. He was honorably discharged on March 6, 1945. On April 20, 1946 he married Louise Shepherd Yeargan and she preceded him in death on February 21, 1977. He retired after 34 years from Liggett-Myers Tobacco Company. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Hubert Yeargan, Claiborne Yeargan, Meta Belcher and Velma is survived by his son, Barry Yeargan and wife, Jo of Hillsborough; daughter, Kay Starling and husband, Larry of Atlantic Beach and grandchildren, Bryan Starling, Amy Starling, David Starling, Amy Riley and Will Dunkley.
