The Rev. John Yuhas

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Rev. John Yuhas, 89, of 217 Bonham Ave., Greenville, Ky., died 6:20 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2009, at Maple Manor Healthcare, Greenville, Ky.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2009, at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, Ky., with the Rev. Virgil E. Wright officiating and the Rev. Tony Evitts and the Rev. Don McGhee assisting. Burial will be 2 p.m. Friday at Sunset Lawn Cemetery in Harrisburg. Visitation is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009, at the funeral home.

He was born Nov. 11, 1919, in Johnston City. He married Blanche Yuhas, who preceded him in death.

He was a World War II veteran and a member of New Harmony General Baptist Church. He was a retired minister, having pastored at Garvinwood General Baptist Church in Evansville, Ind., Sloan Street General Baptist Church in Harrisburg, Dover Chapel General Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., Green River Chapel General Baptist Church in Central City, Ky., Bard Hill General Baptist Church in Greenville, Ky. and New Harmony General Baptist Church in Clifty, Ky. He also pastored a church in East Alton.

He is survived by a daughter, Karyl Yuhas of Greenville, Ky.; two grandchildren, John Nelson of Evansville, Ind., and Brandon Nelson of Greenville, Ky.; five great-grandchildren, Victoria McPherson, Christian Nelson, Steven Nelson, Grace Nelson and Mackenzie Nelson; a brother, Ernest Yuhas of Harrisburg; and a sister, Helen Coakley of Cranston, R.I.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, John Michael Yuhas; and a sister, Mary Juday.