Dan E. York, II, 74, died Sunday, July 15, 2018.
Mr. York was born July 13, 1944 to Dan E., Sr. and Taylor Clemmons York in Atmore. A 1962 graduate of Escambia County Training School, he joined the Second Mt. Triumph Baptist Church and later the Hope Chapel A.M.E. Church in Whistler, Ala., where he served as vice-president of the usher board.
The funeral was held 11 a.m., Tuesday July 24, at Empowerment Tabernacle Christian Center with Rev. Sander Mason and Bishop Darryl North officiating. Burial followed at Lucous Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing.
Mr. York is survived by his eight children, Yumisamoa (Darrel, Sr.) Stephens of Atlanta, Sharon Yvette King of Portsmouth, Va., Dan E. York, III of Mobile, Ala., Kerry D. Bufford and Klondell Bofford of St. Louis, Miss., Derrick Hawthorne of Italy, Sewonya York of Fort Polk, La. and Raheem G. York of Mobile; two brothers and sister-in-laws, Bobby Stallworth, Sharon Stallworth, Michael Stallworth, Debra Stallworth and Sharon Stallworth; one sister, Elnora Jordan; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren and numerous other family members and friends.
Mr. York was preceded in death by his parents, Dan E., Sr. and Inez Taylor Clemmons York; two sisters, Eunice Johnson and Alfreda Lewis; and numerous other extended family members.
