Rena Yoakum

1948-2020

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Rena Marie Yoakum, 72, Dixon, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Phelps Health, Rolla.
She was born March 11, 1948, to William Richard and Ina June (Gray) Burns, at St. Louis.
She was united in marriage to William Roger Yoakum, Nov. 13, 1992, at Dixon.
Rena was a graduate of Dixon High School and a member of Dixon United Methodist Church. She worked as a waitress early in life and later as a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by parents, William and Ina; husband, William; and sister, Ina “Sue” Burns.
She is survived by son, Matthew Yoakum and wife Stacey of Dixon; step-sons, Roger Yoakum and wife Susan of Dixon and Stanley Yoakum of Jefferson City; brothers, Eddie Burns and wife Joann and Richard Burns, all of Dixon; and seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 24, at Long-Kloeppel Funeral Home in Dixon. Interment was in the Dixon Cemetery. Memorial contributions suggested to Dixon Caring Center.