Edward C. Yarbrough

BecherKluesnerfuneralhomes.com Becherkluesner@insightbb.com 812-482-4141 Dateline Jasper, Indiana Edward C. Yarbrough, age 64 of Jasper died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday (June 19, 2010) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper from complications of MDS. He was born on June 3, 1946 in Jasper, Indiana to Charles (Chick) W. and Mary Helen (Rottet) Yarbrough. Married to Judy A. Hilgman May 25, 1968. He graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky in 1968 and received his Masters Degree from University of Evansville. Ed retired from teaching at Jasper High School in 2005 where he taught and coached Basketball, Tennis and Football. He also managed the Jasper Municipal golf Course and the Jasper Swimming Pool for several years. He was inducted into the Indiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994. Recipient of the Indiana Tennis Family of the Year 1989. He is the all time winninest Tennis coach in the State of Indiana for a total 900 wins. He coached the Jasper State Tennis Champion in 1999 and 2000 also served as the President of the Tennis Coach Association. Awarded the National Girl Tennis Coach of the year in 2007. Ed Yarbrough was the creator of one of the largest summer camps in the mid-west in Indiana averaging over 300 kids. He also coached the Jasper Basketball 1989 Sectional Champions. Coached 12 different high school tennis teams to the state finals. He is a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church - Indiana State Teachers Association- United States Professional Tennis Association. Ed was currently working at H& H Auto Sales in Jasper. Surviving, Wife, Judy Daughter, Mrs. Dee Jay (Keri Ann) Ballard, Jasper, In Son, Scott Yarbrough and his spouse Heather, Jasper, IN 4 Granddaughters 1 sister Mary Ann Watkins, Louisville, Ky Funeral services for Ed Yarbrough will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday June 23, 2010) in Precious Blood Catholic Church with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery in Jasper. Friends may call from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday (June 22, 2010) at the Becher & Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper. Memorial contributions to the Jasper Tennis Patrons for the purpose of a new indoor Tennis facility.