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Memorial service for Alfred Michael “Rowdy” Yates, age 73, of Decatur will be held Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 2:00PM at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will held from 12:00PM to 2:00PM prior to the service.
Memorial service for Alfred Michael “Rowdy” Yates, age 73, of Decatur will be held Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 2:00PM at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will held from 12:00PM to 2:00PM prior to the service.
He was born June 12, 1950 to Alfred Yates and Dorothy England Yates in Gadsden, Alabama.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Irene Body and Mildred Brooks.
He is survived by his daughter, Amy Yates Herndon (Judd), of Hartselle AL, two grandchildren, Michael Ann Pike (Riley), of Alaska, Jake Blackburn, of Vinemont, AL one nephew, Steve Body, of Gadsden, AL and one niece, Tammy Moon, of Gadsden, AL.
He loved playing guitar and singing. He played in a band called The Morticians. He was a Superhero with being a Police Officer, as a State Trooper, and retired from Alabama Bureau of Investigations in 1984.
